They say that the shape of your cities is defined by the deserts you choose to protect.
Experts working on this theory established a clear relationship between the rainforests of the Amazon region and the Saharan Desert. It has been scientifically proven that rainforests, considered to be the lungs of the planet, cannot thrive without the desert. Dust, phosphorus and other nutrients are carried by the hot wind, and spread out into the forests, where they feed the local flora and allow natural plant growth. As such, without phosphorus transferred by the desert wind, the rainforests will not survive.
The sprawling cities of the world, in some way, depend on deserts for their survival.
Part of a series called Parallel Echos which attempts to showcase the stark contrast we live through everyday.