With Cities XL 2011, build and develop gigantic cities on realistic 3D maps, thanks to an incredible collection counting more than 700 buildings and unique structures. You are the virtual mayor and as such, you will need to find the right balance between economic development for your city, public transportation, housing, social services, leisure activities and even special events in town. Realism has been pushed a little bit deeper with larger cities, more realistic and more sophisticated than ever before!.

This book shows how city and metropolitan regional governments working in tandem with national governments can change the way we think about responding to climate change. The book also explores policy tools and best practices from both OECD and some non-member countries.

Developed by many of the team that created Pharaoh, the strategy title Children of the Nile is set in the evocative land of ancient Egypt. The game relies on an economic and cultural gameplay system built specifically around a realistic AI engine where players must treat and work with citizens as people instead of the typical units of past strategy titles. As their leader, you must build a place in which they can live and work, establishing a relationship of trust and cooperation which you then leverage to build a lasting civilization, and bring it to its cultural peak.

Human Planet are an awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping, heart-stopping landmark series that marvels at mankind s incredible relationship with nature in them world today.

Beneath the sunny fa ade of Sydney, Australia lies a dark past. Built on the backs of convicts, gold miners and outlaws, this nation forged its freedom from the depths of the underground. Explore Australia s Alcatraz, the 19th century prison that housed Sydney s most threatening criminals. Travel deep into a complex of natural caves that sheltered a gang of escaped outlaws, and the gold mines that produced both riches and the birth of the worker s movement

It is possible that only one percent of the wonders of Ancient Egypt have been discovered, but now, thanks to a pioneering approach to archaeology, that is about to change. Dr Sarah Parcak uses satellites to probe beneath the sands, where she has found cities, temples and pyramids. Now, with Dallas Campbell and Liz Bonnin, she heads to Egypt to discover if these magnificent buildings are really there. Seventeen lost pyramids are among the buildings identified in a new satellite survey of Egypt. More than 1,000 tombs and 3,000 ancient settlements were also revealed by looking at infra-red images which show up underground buildings. Initial excavations have already confirmed some of the findings, including two suspected pyramids.

It is possible that only one percent of the wonders of Ancient Egypt have been discovered, but now, thanks to a pioneering approach to archaeology, that is about to change. Dr Sarah Parcak uses satellites to probe beneath the sands, where she has found cities, temples and pyramids. Now, with Dallas Campbell and Liz Bonnin, she heads to Egypt to discover if these magnificent buildings are really there. Seventeen lost pyramids are among the buildings identified in a new satellite survey of Egypt. More than 1,000 tombs and 3,000 ancient settlements were also revealed by looking at infra-red images which show up underground buildings. Initial excavations have already confirmed some of the findings, including two suspected pyramids.

Budapest, Hungary is a burgeoning Easter European metropolis sitting on top of an ancient secret - a secret that dates back to the dawn of time. The caves beneath Budapest were formed during the ice age and everyone from the cavemen to the communists have moved their city into the depths of this parallel world. Host Eric Geller has special access into this sealed up time capsule - where he ll uncover a top secret WWII hospital, find the source of the boiling healing water used by both the Romans and the Turks, and see the layers of support added throughout the centuries to keep today s world from falling into the one buried below. We re peeling back the layers of time on Cities of the Underworld: City of Caves.

Any modern city quickly come into disrepair without a sound and well developed transport system, which must operate precisely and smoothly. Try yourself in the role of transport manager of one of four European capitals Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin or Amsterdam.

A National Geographic documentary of the Inca, the greatest empire in the new world explored through the lives of two men, Hirem Bingham who revealed the Inca civilization to the world and Francisco de Toledo who was determined to destroy it centuries before.