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Tschangho J. Kim
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LOCATION: Champaign, IL, United States
Endowed Professor of Urban and Regional Systems, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Author of Integrated Urban Systems Modeling: Theory and Applications and others.
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Riyadh, city and capital of Saudi Arabia. The city’s name is derived from the plural of the Arabic rawḍah, meaning gardens or meadows, so named for a natural fertility provided by its location at the juncture of Wadis Ḥanīfah and Al-Baṭḥāʾ. The spectacular sight of Riyadh from the air, illuminated…
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