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Tag Archives: Pakistan
Cricket grounds with the largest capacity in South Asia
Below are the largest active cricket grounds, listed by capacity, in South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bhutan, and the Maldives). A minimum seating capacity of 20,000 was required for inclusion in the list. It is actually … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Asia, cities, civics, culture, entertainment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, India, infrastructure, land use, pictures, placemaking, recreation, spatial design, sports, Statistics, tourism, Travel, urban design
Tagged Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, cricket, cricket grounds, India, Nepal, Pakistan, sports, Sri Lanka, stadiums, The Maldives
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Tallest lighthouses of the Indian Subcontinent
A minimum tower height of 100 feet is required for inclusion in this impressive list of handsome lighthouses located on the Indian subcontinent, which for this post includes, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and The Maldives. Neither Nepal or Bhutan … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, geography, historic preservation, history, India, infrastructure, land use, lighthouses, logistics, shipping, transportation
Tagged Bangladesh, India, lighthouses, lights, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
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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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