Figure 6.21: Legal height restrictions, or their absence, can greatly influence urban landscapes.

Figure 6.21: Legal height restrictions, or their absence, can greatly influence urban landscapes. (a) Singapore, the city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, lacks such restrictions, and spectacular skyscrapers punctuate its skyline. (b) In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by contrast, height restrictions allow the natural environment to provide the “high-rises.”