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Street network patterns reveal global trend towards increasing urban sprawl

Green Car Congress

The result of a 7-year collaboration, the study was able to show that in large parts of the world, recent urban growth has increasingly resulted in inflexible and disconnected street networks. Gridded street networks, on the other hand, promote efficient, dense urban form in Bolivia, Argentina and Peru.

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Dipping Into the World’s Most Stunning Hot Springs

Baua Electric

At 23 locations across 12 countries, I talked with workers, stewards and experts, who taught me about the local history and personality of each place. 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.