They're Alive!! Megacities Breathe, Consume Energy, Excrete Wastes And Pollute

Posted on August 28, 2009
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A scientific trend to view the world’s biggest cities as analogous to living, breathing organisms is fostering a deep new understanding of how poor air quality in megacities can harm residents, people living far downwind, and also play a major role in global climate change. That’s the conclusion of a report on the “urban metabolism” model of megacities presented at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Charles Kolb, Ph.D.

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