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Tag Archives: Japan
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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Sky-high Ferris wheels – latest urban fad?
Until the past few days, I had not realized how many cities have added an enormous Ferris wheel as an urban attraction. Yes, I knew of the London Eye and even visited it myself in 2008, though the queue and … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Asia, branding, China, cities, culture, downtown, economic development, entertainment, Europe, film, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, holiday, infrastructure, Ireland, land use, landscape architecture, movies, new urbanism, North America, Oceania, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, skylines, technology, third places, tourism, Travel, UK, urban planning, video
Tagged 1941, amenities, Australia, Canada, China, cities, downtown, economic development, entertainment, Ferris wheels, fun, geography, Japan, land use, movies, placemaking, planning, Russia, Singapore, technology, UK, urban planning, USA
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Pray for Japan – explosion at power plant
There was an explosion at one of the damaged nuclear power plants in Japan today. It is not clear at the moment whether it involved nuclear material, but no matter what it is a serious development. A video of the … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative energy, Environment, pollution, technology
Tagged earthquake, Japan, nuclear power, tsunami
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