city
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What Do Hearts and Cells Have To Do With Our Cities?
Biological metaphors for the city abound in daily use. You may live close to an “arterial” road or in the “heart” of a metropolis. You may work in one of the city’s “nerve centres” or exercise in a park described as the city’s “lungs”. The ready use of such metaphors indicates an underlying naturalism in…
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Here’s What Happens If Melbourne Ditches Cars
Over half of the world’s population live in cities, and rapid urbanisation is only expected to increase in the coming years. By 2050, large cities in the USA, China and India are predicted to see their populations increase by 33 per cent, 38 per cent and 96 per cent respectively. Population growth in cities means…
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Watch Two Lunatics Base Jump Off A Rooftop Bar In The Middle Of London
Video: Here’s a recipe for fun: Go up to the 48th floor of a skyscraper in London. Enjoy a beer at the rooftop bar. Change into your base jumping gear in the bathroom. Make a beeline for the balcony and jump into the heart of London. Illegal? Probably. Fun as hell to watch? Absolutely.
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How To Survive A Skyscraper Fire
A man died trying to escape a fire in his high-rise apartment building in Manhattan earlier this month. What makes this all the more tragic is that he would have survived — if he had only stayed in his apartment. Skyscrapers are designed to contain fires, so that, even when you’re hearing alarms and smelling…