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A city doubles in population but housing and services stay the same. What has happened?

AGrowth without development
BDevelopment without growth
CNegative growth of the city
DSustainable development
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Growth without development
1. Growth is quantitative and value neutral. 2. Development is a qualitative, positive change. 3. More people without better services is growth only. _Source: syllabus Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 4, Human Development._
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