Famous for its large rivers, Kalimantan is one of the islands in Indonesia that characterized by a river-cultured society, where lanting or floating dwelling various types river settlements represents unique but also complex relationship between man and river. Despite their existence being line with historical development cities Kalimantan, today’s urban lantings have come to be stigmatized as ...

background: indoor radon gas (222rn) has been recognized as one of the health hazards for human. air radon comes mainly from basement soil and construction materials. saghand region with rich uranium mines lies 180 km from yazd, so the indoor radon concentration can be high. yazd, with population of about 457000, is the biggest city near saghand, thus, indoor gamma background radiation of yazd ...

New vertical housing developments in Guadalajara (Mexico) are reaching the city center as a response for redensification after many years of expansion urban area characterized by suburban, low density and fragmented pattern. This horizontal growth, dominated use automobile prevailing mode transport, has proven to be unsustainable not only from an environmental point view, but also social perspe...