As urban land becomes increasingly scarce, in the absence of adequate clean-up, pollution incidents associated with land contamination in China are increasing.
Although the place of this city is small, it is filled with enticement like a kaleidoscope, so, visitors will unconsciously break away from the set line of touring.
Trade was the mainstay of the urban economy in the Middle East, as caravans negotiated the surrounding desert, restricted only by access to water and by mountain ranges.
Getting enough to eat and enjoying the safety and comfort of living fully on the grid is certainly a good thing—but it does carry an environmental price.
As Inglis and, later other businessmen, got to work, repurposed phone boxes began reappearing in cities and villages as people found new uses for them.
The resulting settlement maps show how the distribution and density of the rural population around the city changed dramatically between AD 500 and 850, when copán collapsed.