Sentences with phrase «near urban centres»

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«We simulated virtual water trade based on virtual - water - poor regions (urban centres, such as Rome) demanding grain from the nearest virtual - water - rich region (agricultural regions, such as the Nile basin) in the network,» explains Dermody.

By the end of the 1960's, the David Dunlap Observatory, being located near the major urban centre of Toronto, found itself plagued with the problem of light pollution.

Most people lived near where they worked; urban centres were mixed - communities at times plagued by crime and filth, and prone to overcrowding.

Many of the state parks tend to be closer to urban centres, so the likes of Big Basin Redwoods near Santa Cruz, and Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park near the coast, are perfect for unforgettable daytrips into the great outdoors.

The 273 - room urban resort's restaurants were overseen by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck... The newest luxury hotel in Budapest is the Aria, which opened this month; located next to St. Stephen's Basilica, it offers free breakfast and free high - speed Internet... The new 306 - room Sunrise Kempinski Hotel Beijing, which boasts extensive meeting facilities and a unique circular design, is actually located at Yanqi Lake near the Yan Mountains, almost 30 miles from the city center... Raffles Hotels has cut the ribbon on the 173 - room Raffles Jakarta, linked to the new Ciputra Artpreneur Centre in the city's Golden Triangle... Effective October 1, 2015, Hilton will take over management of the Hotel Nikko Tokyo, located in the waterfront area of Odaiba, rebranding it as the Hilton Tokyo Odaiba... In Central America, InterContinental Hotels Group has opened a newly built Crowne Plaza less than a mile from Panama's Tocumen International Airport.

Aman Tokyo's birds - eye perch above the city centre offers a serene window onto urban dynamism, while the ancient tradition of thermal springs is embraced by Amanemu, set within Ise Shima National Park near ancient pilgrimage routes and Japan's most sacred Shinto shrines.

Worpswede was a village about 20 miles from Bremen, itself a significant art centre, near Hamburg and the other major urban centres of North Germany.

Located on a long - abandoned and polluted 4 - hectare industrial site near the city centre, BRUSSELS GREENBIZZ by ArchitectesAssoc is part of a large - scale 14 - hectare urban development called TIVOLI, publicly funded by European FEDER funds and CITYDEV.

Definition of a large loan: If you live near a major urban centre, lenders consider a mortgage in the $ 750,000 range to be a large loan and if you need to borrow more than that, they will invoke a sliding scale to limit their potential loss.