On a trip down to Sihanoukville in Southern Cambodia in 2010 I was overwhelmed at just how fast the city seemed to be changing. In front of my eyes huge resorts were being built along the beach, new roads were bulldozing through forests in front of my eyes, and coffee shops and bars were booming.
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Is Rotterdam's architecture ambitious enough? /
With my family heritage deeply embedded in the city of Rotterdam, I was glad to recently learn that for a long time the city has been considered the architectural and high-rise capital of the Netherlands.
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China's Unknown Mega City /
Although most people have never heard of it, Chongqing in China is one of the largest cities in the world. The city's demographic make-up and hardcore anti-corruption and anti-crime policies, shed some light on some of the wider governance issues in modern China.
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Dubai has been growing at an average rate of 6.4 per cent a year, with a population that's looking to increase from 1.1 million today, to 4 million by 2017. This is enormous by international standards.
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