For years, Darwin residents have been concerned about toxic chemicals emitted by the city’s two gas export facilities. In fact, some locals are so worried about these airborne chemicals – particularly benzene – they recently formed a community group and launched a fundraiser to buy a regulation-grade mobile device for continuous monitoring. Only days later, […]
Al Najd Agricultural City, currently in the early planning and development stages in Dhofar Governorate, will feature an urban centre designed for a population of 13,000 residents while creating an estimated 6,500 new jobs across the 5-square-kilometre development. The figures were revealed on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, by design consultants tasked by the Ministry of […]
Few city planning concepts are as sacrosanct as the idea that growth is good and decline is bad. For cities and counties, population growth is universally seen as a metric that defines success. Even stable population trends can be cast as stagnation to be avoided at all costs. The Pittsburgh region illustrates the problem with […]
