Tag: Pollution
Cities are louder than ever and it’s the poor who suffer most
In crowded cities, poorer neighbourhoods often experience the most noise pollution. But advances in architecture and sound engineering could offer solutionsThe air on Mint Street is heavy with the clang and clatter of the 08:15 to Liverpool Street station. The east London estate is squeezed into a small space beside a curved train line, and […]
Cities are louder than ever and it’s the poor who suffer most
In crowded cities, poorer neighbourhoods often experience the most noise pollution. But advances in architecture and sound engineering could offer solutionsThe air on Mint Street is heavy with the clang and clatter of the 08:15 to Liverpool Street station. The east London estate is squeezed into a small space beside a curved train line, and […]
Absolute hell: the toxic outpost where Mumbai’s poorest are ‘sent to die’
More than 30,000 slum residents have been forced to the critically polluted area of Mahul as the city clears land around a water pipeline and plans a bike lane to stop residents moving backAway from the hustle and bustle of Mumbai, a sense of intense gloom pervades Mahul. The former fishing village to the east […]