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Clearing the Skies: My Journey in Urban Air Pollution Control Urban Air, Rooftop Gardens, Design City, City Planner, Public Transit, Sustainable City, Skyscraper Architecture, Bike Lane, Safe Harbor

Clearing the Skies: My Journey in Urban Air Pollution Control Urban Air Pollution Combating pollution in urban areas has been a challenging but ultimately rewarding aspect of my life's path. Envision a bustling city where pollution cloud hides the skyline and cars emit smoke into the atmosphere. My only weapons were my determination and hope that things will improve; that was my battlefield. For the first part of the journey, my favorite phrase is the "Great Greening." It was like trying to…

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Dharavi Slum Mumbai Photography, Mumbai Slums, Dharavi Mumbai, City Slums, Dharavi Slum, Slum Area, Indian City, Bangalore City, India Street

Dharavi (Hindi and Marathi: धारावी; also spelled Daravi, Darravy, Dorrovy) is a slum in Mumbai, India. It is one of the largest slums in the world. Dharavi slum was founded in 1880s during the British colonial era. The slum grew in part because of expulsion of factories and residents from peninsular city center by colonial government, and from rural poor migrating into urban Mumbai (then called Bombay). Modern day Dharavi came to be founded in the 1940's once the British left India, and once…

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The overcrowded landscape of Seoul seems to lack unity and style with its mix of skyscrapers, high-rise apartment buildings and low-rise houses that crowd the hilltop towns.  “Foreigners often ask me why Korean urban architecture lacks unity. In fact, the bizarre, spontaneous cityscape is the result of the floor-area ratio limit,” said Kim Sung-hong, architecture professor at University of Seoul and commissioner f... Korean Street Aesthetic, Distopian Architecture, Asian City, Urban Culture, Power Lines, Apartment Buildings, Cyberpunk City, Walled City, Urban Landscapes

The overcrowded landscape of Seoul seems to lack unity and style with its mix of skyscrapers, high-rise apartment buildings and low-rise houses that crowd the hilltop towns. “Foreigners often ask me why Korean urban architecture lacks unity. In fact, the bizarre, spontaneous cityscape is the result of the floor-area ratio limit,” said Kim Sung-hong, architecture professor at University of Seoul and commissioner for the Korea Pavilion exhibition at the upcoming Venice Architecture Biennale…

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