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Planned community
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A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land. This
Partizánske/Baťovany in Slovakia – an example of a typical planned industrial city founded in 1938 together with a shoemaking factory at which practic
Partizánske/Baťovany in Slovakia – an example of a typical planned industrial city founded in 1938 together with a shoemaking factory at which practically all adult inhabitants of the city were employed
Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, which was built mainly in the 1980s, was the fastest growing city in the world between 2000 and 2010, with an increase
Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, which was built mainly in the 1980s, was the fastest growing city in the world between 2000 and 2010, with an increase of 139.7%, and is still expanding rapidly.
Brasília, the capital of Brazil, was built in less than 3 years in the 1960s.
Brasília, the capital of Brazil, was built in less than 3 years in the 1960s.
Southern Castle Peak, Part of Tuen Mun New Town, developed from the 1970s onward
Southern Castle Peak, Part of Tuen Mun New Town, developed from the 1970s onward
Pripyat
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Pripyat, also known as Prypiat, is an abandoned industrial city in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, located near the border with Belarus. Named after the nearby river Pripyat, it was founded on 4 February 1970.
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…internationally important iron ore mining business. The city was built by method of "community effort" (Soviet Union unpaid labor) and Komsomol activism. Prypiat is another new city in Ukraine built in 1970. The city was abandoned on 27 April 1986 after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. On 26 April the city had…
Clockwise from top-left: Pripyat central square apartment buildings with the Chernobyl New Safe Confinement in the distance the Ferris wheel of the Pr
Clockwise from top-left: Pripyat central square apartment buildings with the Chernobyl New Safe Confinement in the distance the Ferris wheel of the Pripyat amusement park an abandoned sport hall natural overgrowth at an apartment block the Pripyat welcome sign
Panoramic view of Pripyat in May 2009
Panoramic view of Pripyat in May 2009
View of the Chernobyl power plant including 2003 radioactive level of 0.763 milliroentgens per hour
View of the Chernobyl power plant including 2003 radioactive level of 0.763 milliroentgens per hour
A panorama of Pripyat during summer 2011. The Chernobyl power plant, currently undergoing decommissioning, is visible in the distance, at top center.
A panorama of Pripyat during summer 2011. The Chernobyl power plant, currently undergoing decommissioning, is visible in the distance, at top center.