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- Nuclear nomenclature that’s now commonplace in English
- American “Hydrograds” – Cities built for hydroelectric projects
- Favorite shoreline & inland hikes of NW Lower Michigan
- Atomic “doomtowns” that once surrounded Chernobyl
- Tuesday Tunes: Band names for those who wish to be immersed in music
- Soviet-era “Atomgrads,” part 2 – Nuclear Energy Cities
- Soviet-era “Atomgrads,” part 1 – Nuclear Weapon Cities
- Tuesday Tunes: Classic rock songs that make me cringe
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Category Archives: Statistics
Atomic “doomtowns” that once surrounded Chernobyl
The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster occurred on April 26, 1986, when reactor #4 exploded. Before being brought under control weeks later, extreme levels of radiation had spread outward from the nuclear plant by both wind and rain. This inundated communities all … Continue reading
Posted in atomic age, cities, environment, Europe, film, geography, history, humanity, Maps, movies, pollution, Russia, Statistics, topography, Uncategorized, Women
Tagged Babushkas of Chernobyl, Belarus, CEZ, Chernobyl, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster, doomtowns, ghost towns, nuclear power, pollution, radiation, Russia, Soviet Union, The Burning Edge, Ukraine, USSR
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Soviet-era “Atomgrads,” part 2 – Nuclear Energy Cities
http:// Part 2 of this series on Soviet-era “Atomgrads” focuses on those that were developed to build, service, and support nuclear power plants in the Soviet Union. Of the 12 cities listed and mapped, all but one remain active communities … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, architecture, Asia, atomic age, business, cities, culture, economic development, energy, environment, Europe, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, Maps, military, place names, placemaking, planning, pollution, Russia, Science, spatial design, Statistics, technology, toponymy, Travel, urban planning
Tagged Atomgrads, atomic power, energy, Kazakstan, Lithuania, nuclear power, Soviet Union, Ukraine, USSR
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Soviet-era “Atomgrads,” part 1 – Nuclear Weapon Cities
http:// During the Cold War, the Soviet Union developed a series of “Atomgrads“ or nuclear cities. Nearly all of these cities were newly planned and designed to provide housing and community services for the future scientists and their families … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, atomic age, cities, culture, economic development, energy, environment, Europe, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, Housing, infrastructure, Maps, military, place names, placemaking, planning, pollution, Russia, Science, Statistics, technology, urban planning
Tagged Atomgrads, atomic, closed cities, Cold War, military, nuclear, Russia, Soviet, Soviet Union, USSR, weapons
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Largest “grad” suffix cities and towns on the planet
The following list identifies all the cities and towns exceeding 1,000 in population that have the suffix “grad” in their name. The Old Slavic term “grad” means city, town, or castle. Beograd (Belgrade) and Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) are by far … Continue reading
Posted in cities, demographics, Europe, geography, Statistics, Travel
Tagged Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, data, grad, Hungary, Montenegro, North Macedonia, population, Russia, Serbia, Slavic, Slovenia
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Tuesday Tunes: Numeric band names
Oops – posted a day early. Oh, well. A little music trivia and fun. Included are rock, punk, folk, country, jazz, reggae, pop, metal, hip-hop, soul, R & B, rap, big band, and any other band names one could find … Continue reading
The world’s most resilient city is… Hiroshima
… a remarkable place that has not only turned its seemingly desperate circumstances completely around in the past 75 years, but its entire focus and purpose as a member of the world community. The timeline expressed above probably gives away … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Asia, branding, cities, civics, commerce, culture, economic development, economic gardening, environment, geography, government, health, Health care, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Maps, military, new urbanism, peace, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, psychology, revitalization, Science, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, topography, tourism, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged atomic bomb, Global Peace Hub, Hiroshima, Japan, peace, resilience, World War II
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Working list – World’s longest ‘urban’ escalators
Below is a working list of the longest urban escalators in the world. This list does not include the sum total length of multi-escalator systems (such as the Central-Mid Levels Escalator/Walkway System in Hong Kong), but only individual escalators or … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, airport planning, airports, architecture, bicycling, Biking, cities, downtown, economic development, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, planning, skyscrapers, spatial design, Statistics, third places, topography, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged airports, bike, cities, escalators, malls, metros, museums, railway stations, stadiums, subways
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World’s tallest* elevator test towers
The following list identifies the tallest elevator test towers in the world by their height (in feet) above ground. As is noted with an asterisk (*), there is also one major elevator testing site that utilizes a former mine beneath … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, airports, architecture, branding, business, cities, downtown, economic development, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, planning, rail, Science, shopping, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, Statistics, technology, traffic, transit, transportation, urban planning
Tagged Canny, design, elevators, Fujitec, Hitachi, Hyundai, Kone, Maspero, Mitsubishi, Otis, r & d, research, Schindler, skyscrapers, test towers, ThyssenKrupp, towers
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World’s longest inclined ‘urban’ transport elevator routes
An inclined elevator is an elevator that generally operates on a diagonal slope (or inclination) versus moving vertically straight up and down. **While inclined elevators are very similar to funiculars, they differ in the fact that an inclined elevator uses … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, cities, commerce, density, downtown, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, placemaking, planning, skylines, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, topography, tourism, traffic, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged Ascensore, elevadors, elevators, funicular, inclinator, inclined elevators, lifts
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World’s tallest vertical ‘urban’ transport elevators
CORRECTION (4/6/2020): After posting this article it became apparent that it should have been limited to above ground elevators, as there are a number of underground ones in transit stations around the world. As a result, the underground elevators that … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, architecture, bicycling, Biking, cities, commerce, fun, futurism, geography, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, placemaking, planning, skylines, spatial design, Statistics, topography, tourism, traffic, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged acensore, ascenseur, elevadors, elevators, inclined elevators, lifts, public elevators
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