Articles for Water Cities

Wetland tourism heats up in China's 'ice city'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Wetland tourism heats up in China's 'ice city'

China Daily  

Harbin was among the first batch of cities in China to be certified as "international wetland cities" by the Ramsar Convention. While many Chinese cities are still battling the summer heat, citizens in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, are flocking to the river-bank beaches in the Hulan Estuary Wetland Park to enjoy refreshing water activities and outdoor barbecues. On one …

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Focus on Road Works in Cities and Towns: CM Jagan Tells Officials
1 year, 1 month ago

Focus on Road Works in Cities and Towns: CM Jagan Tells Officials

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy reviewed the development programmes and projects of various city corporations including Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Kakinada, Rajamahendravaram, Kurnool, Kadapa, Tirupati and Guntur on Friday. Officials told him that works related to roads and buildings, drains, water supply, parks, street lights, sewage treatment, civic services and beautification have been taken up with a fund outlay of …

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Cities are hotter than ever. Here are 5 things they can do about it
54 years, 11 months ago

Cities are hotter than ever. Here are 5 things they can do about it

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Design for Impact is a series spotlighting architectural solutions for communities displaced by the climate crisis, natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies. The Italian Meteorological Society, for instance, named a recent heatwave “Cerberus,” after the three-headed hound guarding the gates of hell in Dante’s “Inferno.” Problems are especially acute in densely populated cities where the “urban heat island …

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To save flooded cities, recast urban planning
1 year, 5 months ago

To save flooded cities, recast urban planning

Hindustan Times  

Excessive rain and severe waterlogging in the Delhi national capital region over the weekend put the focus back on infrastructure failures in Indian metropolises. Urban planning has become the focus of persistent public lament in recent years; in unpacking the nature of planning, can we find the seeds of a new planning imagination to address the crises cities face? Furthermore, …

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Creating spongy cities
2 years, 3 months ago

Creating spongy cities

The Hindu  

With rains, come floods — from Pakistan to Bangladesh, northeast India to Bengaluru. The author of several books on rivers, floods and shifting landscapes, he notes how Bengaluru’s ‘lakes’ such as Ulsoor are actually rain-holding tanks made by building bunds; traditionally called kere, these manmade interventions in the Deccan’s low grounds capture rain water. At an event titled ‘Bengaluru requires …

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21st-Century Storms Are Overwhelming 20th-Century Cities
3 years, 3 months ago

21st-Century Storms Are Overwhelming 20th-Century Cities

Wired  

In just a few hours on Wednesday night, between 6 and 10 inches of rain fell on New York City—more than has fallen on San Jose, California, in the past year. Wildfire thunderclouds in the West, blackouts in Texas, hurricanes in the South, torrential downpours in the East: “It's all the stuff we said would happen 20 years ago,” says …

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Gujarat govt extends night curfew in eight cities till 1 August
3 years, 5 months ago

Gujarat govt extends night curfew in eight cities till 1 August

Firstpost  

Water parks and swimming pools can operate at 60 percent capacity from 20 July, but their staff must get at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by 31 July Ahmedabad: Coronavirus-induced night curfew was on Friday extended in eight cities in Gujarat for 12 more days, while water parks and swimming pools were allowed to operate at 60 …

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How cities will fossilise
3 years, 7 months ago

How cities will fossilise

BBC  

How cities will fossilise Emmanuel Lafont How will our cities fossilise? "But many of the world’s largest cities are deeply anchored in the mouths of deltas and coastal plains," says Zalasiewicz. Emmanuel Lafont Many human-made objects – the paraphernalia of a city – will endure Shanghai Tower has five subsurface levels, including shops and restaurants and parking space for 1,800 …

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Southern cities hit hard by storms face new crisis: No water
3 years, 10 months ago

Southern cities hit hard by storms face new crisis: No water

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Southern cities slammed by winter storms that left millions without power for days have traded one crisis for another: Busted water pipes ruptured by record-low temperatures created shortages of clean drinking water, shut down the Memphis airport on Friday and left hospitals struggling to maintain sanitary conditions. He said the city’s water mains are more than 100 …

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