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A Question of Density?
Density is an important measure in Urban Design, do dense places lead to higher numbers of Covid-19 infections? Berlin serves as an example.
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Sigrid Ehrmann holds a diploma degree of landscape architecture of Technical University of Berlin. She works as a freelance landscape architect, environmental planner and writer. Being based in Barcelona, a city renowned for its architecture, innovative urban transformations and creative scene, she is surrounded by inspiring projects, people and landscapes.
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California Wildfires: Postmodern Pyroscapes
This year’s California wildfires are a case in point. How did modernization facilitate this disaster, and what can be done to remedy this perfect storm?
