Source: World Urbanization Prospect Report
As I have previously discussed, Bhutan is not extremely urbanized. The most urbanized city is the capital, Thimphu, which has restaurants, clubs, internet, ATMs (and banking), farmers markets and many other attractions. One of the most interesting aspects about Thimphu is that there are no traffic lights, instead there are police that direct traffic at certain intersections. I think that this methodology creates a very clear picture as to how the most urbanized city in Bhutan still retains its rural roots.
Source: http://www.tourism.gov.bt/map/thimphu
Oh wow - no traffic lights! That's interesting!
ReplyDeleteIt's very interesting that Bhutan is not very urbanized. I wonder if things like no traffic lights affect car usage and therefore emissions.
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