including cities and towns, and therefore, played an important role in the cultural landscape of the region. The eastward migration and abandonment of the Ahramat Branch could be attributed to gradual movement of the river to the lower-lying adjacent floodplain or tilting of the Nile floodplain ...
Photo credit:katierebekah As Perth’s economy boomed, Alan Bond dreamed up a plan to built a resort that would grow tourism in Western Australia. The result of his ambition was the Atlantis Marine Park, built in 1981. It was a hit with families in particular and the park was packed with...
This river supplies irrigation water to the surrounding agricultural areas and for many years has been used to supply drinking water to nearby towns. The river is dammed and is considered an ecological corridor [105,106]. The high concentration in the riparian zone is attributable to water ...
Founded in 1905 and abandoned in the 1970s, the so-called City of Stairs is a fascinating example of the company towns that set up shop in some of the world’s most remote locations. Situated at more than 7,220 feet (2,200 meters) above sea level in the Andes, on an exposed ...
The lack of awareness for timely management of the environment surrounding a metal mine site results in several adverse consequences such as rampant business losses, abandoning the bread-earning mining industry, domestic instability and rise in ghost towns, increased environmental pollution, and indirect...
Selected heavy metal, Chromium (Cr), Lead (Pb), Nickel (Ni), and Iron (Fe) based on their health index has been determined in Asoro, Otofure, and Ikhueniro satellite towns in Benin Metropolitan City (BMC), Nigeria. The areas are heavily populated and depend on groundwater for drinking...
In a scaled series of experiments, green waste and sewage were disposed of from two nearby towns in a highly acidic north Australian coal pit lake [85]. Water quality measures of pH, acidity, and solute concentrations as total dissolved solids (TDS) all improved over the following two years...