Tag Archives: Beijing

Most congested megacity index for 2014

Posted on February 17, 2015 by problogic

Below are the results from the most congested megacity index which are based on an interesting and fairly simple measure of street congestion – the average number of stops and starts per vehicle during a given year. Please note that … Continue reading →

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Spectacular airport control towers – new and old

Posted on December 2, 2012 by problogic

For architects and designers alike, form and function play and important role in building design. Airport control towers should be no different. As they often are the first distant sign from ground level of an approaching airport, control towers help … Continue reading →

Posted in Active transportation, Africa, air travel, airport planning, airports, architecture, art, Asia, cities, Cuisine, culture, economic development, Europe, geography, infrastructure, land use, North America, Oceania, placemaking, planning, product design, skylines, technology, transportation, Travel, UK | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

World’s 25 busiest air travel “markets” in 2011

Posted on November 29, 2012 by problogic

It is often heard that Atlanta’s Hartsfield International Airport is the busiest airport in the world. On an individual airport basis, that is correct. But when you calculate the total air passengers passing through each market (single airport or multiple-airport), … Continue reading →

Posted in air travel, airports, Asia, China, cities, Communications, economic development, Europe, geography, infrastructure, land use, North America, placemaking, planning, South America, spatial design, States, Statistics, technology, tourism, transportation, Travel, UK, urban planning | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Summary of the “Asian Green City Index”

Posted on May 13, 2012 by problogic

A expert panel selected by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) of The Economist magazine and Siemens AG ranked 22 major urban centers of Asia  in 2011, by utilizing an eight category green city index. The index categories include: Energy and carbon dioxide Transport Water Air … Continue reading →

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Urbanography – “A Search for a Vanishing Beijing: A Guide to China’s Capital Through the Ages”

Posted on August 21, 2011 by problogic

This is the fourth book review in our Urbanography series and the first one read as an electronic book on my Kindle. Trying to sum up such a vast book in a few hundred words is not an easy thing.  … Continue reading →

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