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Tag Archives: Guangzhou
CITIES WITH THAT ‘sinking’ FEELING
We all have heard about the perils posed to urban areas by rising sea levels, but less often discussed (until recently) are the potential disasters awaiting those cities that are literally sinking under the weight of themselves. The proper term … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Africa, Asia, cities, civics, climate change, Economy, environment, Europe, geography, Geology, government, health, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Mining, nature, North America, Oceania, planning, politics, pollution, South America, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, urban planning, visual pollution, writing
Tagged Bangkok, Dhaka, drilling, engineering, environment, extracting, geography, groundwater, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Houston, Jakarta, LA, land use, Manila, mining, nature, New Orleans, Shanghai, sinking cities, subsidence, Tokyo, urban planning, Venice
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Summary of the “Asian Green City Index”
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
Posted in Asia, bicycling, cities, climate change, culture, density, economic development, energy, entrepreneurship, environment, fair trade, food systems, geography, health, homelessness, human rights, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, poverty, rail, recycling, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, tourism, transit, transportation, urban planning
Tagged Asia, Bangkok, Beijing, Bengaluru, cities, environment, green, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Karachi, Kolkata, Manila, Mumbai, Nanjing, nature, Osaka, pollution, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo, Wuhan, Yokohama
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