White fish lay in brown murky water nearby an abandoned shrimp net. In Chilika Lake, active shrimp pens and abandoned nets trap sediment and kill juvenile fish
Illustration of sideways view of Sydney Harbour Bridge, a through arch bridge
Illustration of mosquito ditches
Illustration of river base with watershed and modified coastline
Illustration of a cell phone tower
Illustration of a second type of cell phone tower
Illustration of heavy machinery moving a mound of earth, indicating construction
Illustration of a building construction in progress - a partially built house, frame only
Illustration of a building construction in progress - a partially built house, frame only
Illustration of a high voltage power stanchion
Illustration of a power plant with cooling towers releasing steam
Illustration of estuary base with modified coastline and barrier islands
A fale is a traditional, oval, Samoan building with wooden posts holding up a domed roof. This is a more modern, rectangular version of a fale.
An above view of the square blue house, shows two of the structures walls and three side of the yellow pyramid roof. The house is elevated on stilts and has a set of stairs that lead up to the front entrance.
Illustration of a traditional Samoan fale, with the round/oval shape, and wooden poles holding up a domed thatched roof. The metal top-piece is a modern addition
Illustration of seafood restaurant
3-D Illustration of a lighthouse, painted red and white with an anemometer on top
Illustration of manufacturing factory building
Illustration of manufacturing factory building
Illustration of manufacturing factory building
Illustration of manufacturing factory building
Illustration of open cut mine
Illustration of a Palagi (foreigner) house in Samoa. This style of housing is usually enclosed, built of concrete bricks and a corrugated iron roof
Illustration of an outhouse
Illustration of a raingarden, a planted depression that allows rainwater runoff from impervious urban areas the opportunity to be absorbed
Illustration of oil refinery for petroleum industry
Illustration of oil rig platform for petroleum industry
Illustration of oil rig platform
Illustration of quarry mining
Illustration of downtown shopping center
Illustration of river base comparison between natural and developed systems
Illustration of river base with urban paving and low water level
Illustration of river base with urban paving and median water level
A raised view of several colorful buildings with architecture similar to those found in the area surrounding Chilika Lake.
Illustration of a two-story house with a porch in front
Illustration of a two-story luxury home, a McMansion with front porch
Illustration of a small one-story home with a red roof and front porch, similar to a typical Australian "Queenslander"
Illustration of a suburban west-coast house
Illustration of a sky scraper with segments and ornament on top
Illustration of a sky scraper without vertical segments
Illustration of a luxury high rise condominimum with a pool and tropical trees
Illustration showing the downtown of a community in Fiji
Illustration of a green, or eco-friendly building with a green roof surrounded by trees using solar power and with a pervious parking lot
Illustration of a high-rise building with an eco-friendly green roof (partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane)
Illustration of building (shops) with an eco-friendly green roof, covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane
Illustration of a building with a green roof covered in vegetation, used to reduce heat and rainwater runoff in heavily urbanized areas.
Illustration of a multi-story parking garage with a car entering
Illustration of townhouses with Asian architecture
Illustration of an eco-friendly compost bin
Illustration of a drainage pipe with several sources, partially underground
Illustration of a second type of drainage pipe, partially underground
Illustration of a drinking water treatment plant
Illustration of a house with an underground septic system draining to groundwater
Illustration of a septic system with a rectangular tank and incoming and outgoing pipes
Illustration of a cylindrical tank with pipes leaving it
An icon representing the pumping out of septic tanks
Another illustration of a wastewater treatment plant, with pools, buildings and a drainage pipe
Illustration of a tertiary sewage treatment plant
Illustration of wildlife rehabilitation center
A wooden fence is depicted from raised side view. The fence is made out of brown logs and has large gaps in the fence slates