5 most populous megacities in the world: Tokyo, Shanghai, Jakarta, Delhi, and Seoul. 5 of the tenmost densely populated countries in the world, Singapore, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Maldives, Palestine. Asia contains 49 countries (excluding Taiwan, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Northern Cyprus, Nagorno-Ka...
focusing on the period between 1901 and 1945. In 2010, he presented a series, Andrew Marr's Megacities (the title distinguishes it from another Megacities series), examining the life, development and challenges of some of the largest cities in the world. In early 2012, he presented ...
MOSCOW, October 24. /TASS/. Moscow took fourth place in the international rating The World's 100 Best Cities, which analyzes the attractiveness of the world's megacities in terms of tourism, accommodation, and business, according to thewebsiteof the Mayor and the Government of Moscow. "Moscow...
Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities(Vaclav Smil) Thecover of this book already carries a glowing blurbfrom Bill Gates. It reads, "There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil." Carrying the sentiment, Gates said, "Two years ago, I wrote that I wait for n...
For me it's a great mix between the busy megacities of Asia and then to come back here in a place with clean air, having walks around the coast and cliffs and in downtown where all the houses with blue white paint look cute. It's picturesque and many times like a cartoon. You'll...
Why does deforestation result in loss of fertility in the Amazon basin but not in temperate Europe? What critical water issues will be raised by megacities, which will soon represent 2/3 of the world’s population? How has the relationship between humans and water changed over the centuries?
In the age of the telecity, New York and Singapore may be closer than, say, New York and Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Telecities will supersede megacities for several reasons, including the drive toward clean air, reducing pollution, energy conservation, more jobs based on services, and coping with...
As always, this is a labour of love, but it aligns with an important message I share all the time– it is time to pay attention to the information that matters, and what is going on in our world matters. The shiny stuff (political scandals, celebrity nonsense, and more) ...
These are,of course,not the megacities(大城市)of the future we want to see. Some serious urban planning is needed to make our cities of the future good,safe and modern places to live in. This involves improving the infrastructure(基础设施),the housing conditions and also the opportunities ...
Anime Architecture: Imagined Worlds and Endless Megacities Thames & Hudson A true labour of love, just like the artworks within, Anime Architecture is devoted to the realms conjured up in the modern wave of Japanese science-fiction anime films over the past twenty years. Focusing on eight films...