Figure 6.29 Legal height restrictions, or their absence, can greatly influence urban landscapes. Singapore (left), the city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, lacks such restrictions, and its skyline is punctuated by spectacular skyscrapers. In Rio de Janeiro (right), by contrast, height restrictions allow the natural environment to provide the “high-rises.” (Left: David Ball/Alamy; Right: SIME/eStock Photo.)