Urban planning

The line city. Publicity photo

The Failure of the “Line” in NEOM (Saudi Arabia): Why the “15-Minute City” Stuck at the Limits of Physics and Nature

The Financial Times investigation shows how the Saudi vision for a 193-kilometer-long city of mirrors has clashed with enormous costs, engineering challenges and ecological constraints in the era of the climate crisis.
What is the connection between orchardists and forest fires? Orchard in Kfar Saba Park. Photo: Bonnie Sheinman, KKL-Junk Archives

Wood against the fire

Did you know that trees can be very effective in preventing fires? Yes yes, this is not a contradiction: in a new Israeli article it is suggested to use orchards as a tool against the spreading fire. How is this move possible and will we soon see