Abandoned Cities, Towns, and Villages 8. Craco, Italy The small hill town in Basilicata (south Italy) came into existence in 540 AD. But the town’s location ultimately became the reason for its downfall. Due to the poor agriculture, the landslide of 1963, the flood of 1972, and the co...
in addition to the fact that the pyramids’ causeways terminate at its riverbank, all imply that this branch was active and operational during the construction phase of these pyramids. This waterway would have connected important locations in ancient Egypt, including cities and towns, and therefore,...
During the post-Soviet agrarian crisis, thousands of farming enterprises went bankrupt and many rural residents left for towns and cities (Ioffe et al., 2006). A shift from output- to efficiency-oriented production made agriculture unprofitable in less favourable regions. The abandonment of ...
www.trainweb.org/nprr - Narragansett Pier RailroadIn the mid-19th Century, a railroad was built from the New Haven Railroad at West Kingston, RI, through the textile-mill towns of Wakefield and Peacedale to Narragansett Bay. This web site depicts the rise and fall of that short line...Re...
There are places scattered across the globe that have been abandoned due to natural disasters, war, poverty, and technological "advancement." These creepy deserted cities and towns, over time, have generated interest from tourists and urban decay photographers and enthusiasts, but they remain uninhabi...
Vote up the most terrifying abandoned place There are places scattered across the globe that have been abandoned due to natural disasters, war, poverty, and technological "advancement." These creepy deserted cities and towns, over time, have generated interest from tourists and urban decay photograph...
(a.s.l.) and is characterized by shallow hills. The highest elevations are located in the south (in the towns Hattingen and Sprockhövel), whereas the lowest elevation is located in the west of the area (in Mülheim an der Ruhr) (Fig.1). The climate is characterized by fully humid ...
the territorial economic and demographic disadvantage, and in the prospect of the ecological transition programme, the paper proposes a Public–Private Partnership approach to the renovation of the depopulated old towns, through a financial tool combining Social Impact Bond features with the financing ...
There are places scattered across the globe that have been abandoned due to natural disasters, war, poverty, and technological "advancement." These creepy deserted cities and towns, over time, have generated interest from tourists and urban decay photographers and enthusiasts, but they remain uninhabi...
The Most Haunted Ghost Towns In The United States Vote 11 Dhanushkodi, Pamban Island, India Photo: Chandra Flikr CC BY-SA 2.0 Dhanushkodiis said to havesignificancewithin the Hindu faith and is therefore considered a sacred place. However, it is impossible to live there, as it is susceptibl...