Cities by location
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Mountain cities build on slopes: why they end up with funiculars and terraced streets
Lakeside cities fight over the shoreline and who gets to reach the water
Desert cities such as Phoenix and Riyadh exist only because water and cooling can be imported
Why landlocked cities struggle to attract the shipping and manufacturing jobs that port cities take for granted
River cities grew at the ford or the bend: how a crossing point decided where a town stands
Altitude changes daily life in La Paz and Quito: thinner air and a different kitchen
Island cities pay for everything twice because it all arrives by ferry or barge
Many capitals were deliberately placed inland instead of on the coast
Delta cities sink as they pump groundwater: Bangkok and Jakarta share the problem with New Orleans
Why waterfront skylines look different from inland ones
Border cities live off the crossing: a single checkpoint decides the local economy
Two cities on the same latitude can feel nothing alike because of ocean currents and prevailing winds
Coastal cities face sea level rise while inland cities face water shortage: geography sets a city's agenda
How climate decides which building forms make sense
Fjord and canal cities: how topography decides whether a metro can ever be built
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