Inorganic Chemical Characterization of Aerosols in Four Asian Mega-Cities

Spatiotemporal Analysis of Indian Mega Cities

Urbanization is arguably the most dramatic form of highly irreversible land transformation. While urbanization is a worldwide phenomenon, it is exceptionally dynamic in India, where unprecedented urban growth rates have occurred over the last 30 years. In this uncontrolled explosive situation city planning lacks of data and information to measure, monitor, understand urban sprawl processes. The...

Characterization of Eyeball Loss in Four Cities of Colombia

PURPOSE Describe the socio-demographic characteristics of anophthalmic patients examined at specialized centers of four cities in Colombia to know the different causes of eyeball loss. METHOD A transversal retrospective study was done of 511 medical records from the specialized practices of four cities in Colombia. Socio-demographic data of patients who were seen between January 2011 and Dece...

New urbanism approach and urban space in mega cities

New Urbanism design principles have been adopted for many urban planning efforts in recent years. The purpose of this paper is studding the structure and space of Shahid Beheshti Square as one of the most important and old squares of Tabriz from the view of new urbanism principals. In order to reaching this purpose the data were collected through a questionnaire distributed among peoples that a...

Studies of Acid Aerosols in Six Cities

Carbonaceous aerosols in six European cities

Comparison of the levels of organic, elemental and inorganic carbon in particulate matter in six urban environments in Europe M. Sillanpää, A. Frey, R. Hillamo, A. S. Pennanen, and R. O. Salonen Finnish Meteorological Institute, Air Quality Research, Sahaajankatu 20 E, FIN-00880 Helsinki, Finland National Public Health Institute, Department of Environmental Health, Neulaniementie 4, FIN-70210 K...