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Danny OCallaghan

China launches new measures to tackle air pollution | Jennifer Duggan | Environment | guardian.co.uk - 1 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...pollution-china

china Pollution

shared by Danny OCallaghan on 18 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • Danny OCallaghan on 18 Jun 13
     
    "China's cabinet has outlined measures aimed at improving the country's air pollution problems, which have plagued many of its larger cities over recent years. One of the main measures, announced in state media over the weekend, is a target to reduce emissions from heavily polluting industries by 30% by the end of 2017. In statement after a meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang, the State Council said there would be "tough measures for tough tasks""
Danny OCallaghan

Interactive guide to pollution in London | Environment | guardian.co.uk - 1 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...ractive-guide-pollution-london

London

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  • Danny OCallaghan on 08 Jul 13
     
    "With the highest levels of nitrogen dioxide of any capital city in Europe, London's air pollution from traffic is linked to strokes, heart and respiratory diseases as well as some cancers and asthma. Enter a postcode to see how polluted your road is"
Danny OCallaghan

How poverty wages for tea pickers fuel India's trade in child slavery | World news | The Observer - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...ea-pickers-india-child-slavery

exploitation; cheap labour

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  • Danny OCallaghan on 31 Jul 13
     
    "Millions of Brits drink a cup of Assam tea each day, but it comes at a terrible price. Plantation workers on 12p an hour are easy prey for traffickers who lure away their daughters to India's cities. Now pressure is growing on big tea brands to safeguard better pay"
Danny OCallaghan

Urban Observatory - 1 views

www.urbanobservatory.org

London; Mumbai

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  • Danny OCallaghan on 31 Jul 13
     
    use the RED button on the RIGHT "start comparing cities" choose London and Mumbai and then change the THEME
Danny OCallaghan

If the world's population lived in one city… « Per Square Mile - 2 views

persquaremile.com/...s-population-lived-in-one-city

Urban

shared by Danny OCallaghan on 10 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Danny OCallaghan on 10 Sep 11
     
    Interesting graphics - even they they are american based
Danny OCallaghan

Paris enforces car ban to cut dangerous pollution levels - video | Environment | theguardian.com - 1 views

www.theguardian.com/...paris-car-ban-pollution-video

cars

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  • Danny OCallaghan on 17 Mar 14
     
    "Police in Paris set up checkpoints around the city on Monday to enforce a vehicle ban in an effort to cut dangerous pollution levels. All vehicles bearing even-numbered license plates are banned from driving in French capital for the day. The restrictions were introduced after pollutions levels reached dangerous levels for five days in a row"
Danny OCallaghan

BBC World News - Fast Track, 30/11/2013 GMT, Visiting one of the world's fastest growing cities - 2 views

www.bbc.co.uk/p01msczb

fastest growing cities china

shared by Danny OCallaghan on 08 Dec 13 - No Cached
  • Danny OCallaghan on 08 Dec 13
     
    Hefei nesr Shanghai
Danny OCallaghan

BBC News - Favela life: Rio's city within a city - 4 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...world-latin-america-27635554

favela

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  • Danny OCallaghan on 17 Jun 14
     
    "As Brazil comes under the World Cup spotlight, life goes on as usual for millions of Brazilians working to make a living in the shanty towns - or favelas. The largest favela in Rio de Janeiro is Rocinha, where homes are packed together in a sprawling maze of streets and alleys."
Danny OCallaghan

Istanbul's underwater Bosphorus rail tunnel opens to delight and foreboding | World news | theguardian.com - 2 views

www.theguardian.com/...nnel-european-asian-earthquake

Transport development

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  • Danny OCallaghan on 03 Nov 13
     
    "Turkish PM hails sub-sea structure linking European and Asian sides of city but engineers raise earthquake safety concerns"
Danny OCallaghan

The world's 50 most crowded cities - uk.weather.com - 3 views

uk.weather.com/...s-most-crowded-cities-20140306

urban

shared by Danny OCallaghan on 07 May 14 - No Cached
  • Danny OCallaghan on 07 May 14
     
    "y 2210, the global population is expected to grow from just more than 7bn to 11.3bn, with 87 per cent of the population living in urban areas, according to a new working paper by researchers from New York University's Marron Institute."
Danny OCallaghan

Scientists warn against China's plan to flatten over 700 mountains | Environment | theguardian.com - 3 views

www.theguardian.com/...-to-flatten-over-700-mountains

china

shared by Danny OCallaghan on 19 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • Danny OCallaghan on 19 Jun 14
     
    "Environmental consequences of removing hills to create more land for cities not considered, academics say in Nature paper"
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