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Street network patterns reveal global trend towards increasing urban sprawl

Green Car Congress

The research relied on publicly available data sourced from OpenStreetMap , the Wikipedia of maps, and satellite-derived data. Gridded street networks, on the other hand, promote efficient, dense urban form in Bolivia, Argentina and Peru. —Christopher Barrington-Leigh.

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Dipping Into the World’s Most Stunning Hot Springs

Baua Electric

Below are eight highlights adapted from my book “Hot Springs” — from an onsen in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, to a set of high-altitude pools near Mount Sajama, in Bolivia. But he tells me that this kind of connection to the land is available to anyone. We give ourselves a chance to be in the water and feel it,” he said.