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Tag Archives: Karachi
Great seaports from space – South Asia
Posted in aerospace, Asia, cities, economic development, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, Outer Space, planning, spatial design, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged harbors, harbours, India, Karachi, land use, Mumbai, Nehru Port, Pakistan, planning, ports, seaports, shipping freight, transportation
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Surviving the “Instant City” of Karachi
“The instant city mixed the good with the bad, battering people with the impartiality of a typhoon.” The quote above is one of my favorites from the book Instant City. It sums up the intensity of the narrative found in this … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, Asia, book reviews, books, cities, civics, climate change, Cuisine, culture, density, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, economics, education, energy, entrepreneurship, environment, geography, globalization, health, historic preservation, history, homelessness, human rights, immigration, inclusiveness, India, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, peace, placemaking, planning, pollution, poverty, psychology, revitalization, skylines, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, transit, transportation, UK, urban planning, zoning
Tagged Asia, books, cities, history, Instant City, Karachi, land use, mega-cities, news, NPR, Pakistan, politics, Steve Inskeep
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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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