Vital Caspian Graphics 2

Urban development

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Big hotels Railway stations

Bus station terminal Big commercial malls Government buildings University Main city roads High speed roads Projected bridge across the gulf Seafront promenade

Khirdalan

Airport G. Aliyev

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Bina

Yeni Ramana

Sabunchu

Boyukshor

Rasul - Zadeh

Foreign embassies

Yeni Sura- khani

Bulbula

Sulutapa

Inner old city

Darnagul

Bilajari

Bakikhanov

“Destructured” historic town

Amirjan

Mixed construction building areas (as in 1985)

Khojasan lake

Surakhani

Garachukhur

New construction building areas (from 1990 to 2006) “Big soviet blocs of flats” “Gentrified” areas

Montin

Yeni Yasamal

Keshla

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Yasamal

Black City

Kubinka

Yeni Gunashli

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Ahmadli

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Hazi Aslanov

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Parks and green areas

Gunashli

Ferry port

Old oil terminal

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Main industrial areas

Ichari Shahar

Hazards and consequences on environment

Military port

Commercial port

Babil

Mud volcanoes Dangerous mud flows Heavily polluted land and waters due to oil extraction, industrial waste and mining

Caspian Sea

Zigh

Badamdar

Dead sea zone

Shikh

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Oil extraction areas

South port

Offshore oil rigs Projected wastewater treatment plant... ... and sea outfall pipeline

Sources: pollution map from the Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources; «Baku street directory» 4th edition, Baku, Heron Company, 2006 ; topographic soviet 50k map of Baku, 1985; Google earth; Texas A&M university department of ocenography, 1997; Azersu Joint Stock Company, Hovsan Wastewater Treatment Plant Sea Outfall Construction, 2008; European Commission, Joint Research Centre, 2006.

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The Azerbaijan capital Baku

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