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Off the Deep End: A Look at the Decline of Dubai

BY Zachary WilsonTue Dec 1, 2009 at 11:32 AM

Deserts have a way of reclaiming whatever is built upon them. In the case of Dubai, the global financial implosion has sent that process into overdrive. After six years of frenzied expansion, during which the population grew at 7% annually and nearly $600 billion went into construction, reality has come rushing into view.READ»

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Dubai's Technosphere Is a Biological Bubble With a Twist

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Nov 2, 2009 at 5:39 PM

In the face of a flailing economy and dwindling tourist dollars, Dubai presses on--this time with the Death Star-like Technosphere, a solar-powered biological bubble that will simulate the effects of climate change. The massive ...READ»

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Dubai - Reach for the Stars

BY Roger AndoutWed Oct 28, 2009 at 7:37 AM

The Burj Dubai does raise some interesting questions about the values and economic principles underpinning this strange city.READ»

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Vertical Village Brings Energy-Efficient Gaudiness to Dubai

BY Ariel SchwartzThu Oct 8, 2009 at 3:48 PM

In the United Arab Emirates, Dubai has always maintained a reputation as the center of excess and oil money gone awry, while Abu Dhabi's Masdar City has emerged as the UAE's sustainable core. But Dubai's developers might be ...READ»

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Zero-Emissions Masdar City Gets Persian Gulf's First Geothermal Facility

BY Ariel SchwartzTue Sep 29, 2009 at 1:16 PM

Masdar City, a planned zero-emissions cleantech hub in the middle of Abu Dhabi, announced this weekend that it will raise between $300 and $500 million. Today Masdar announced even more significant news--the city is building the ...READ»

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Bye-Bye, Dubai

BY Zachary WilsonTue Sep 1, 2009 at 2:00 PM

Not long ago, Dubai emerged as a symbol of crazed civic ambition, a once-quiet desert burg suddenly superheated by cheap capital. That's over.READ»

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LAVA's Vision for Abu Dhabi's Sustainable Masdar City Center

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Aug 31, 2009 at 8:07 AM

Dubai's reign as a "symbol of crazed civic ambition" is over, but the United Arab Emirates is still planning to play host to Masdar City, the first large-scale carbon-neutral development in the world. Now the UAE has selected ...READ»

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Universal Studios Dubailand: A Case Study on the Rise and Fall of Dubai

BY Zachary WilsonMon Aug 24, 2009 at 5:21 PM

They had everything they needed: Space, money, time, workers, tourists, big brands, and, perhaps most importantly, hype. Just a few years ago, the developers of Dubailand--an enormous $64 billion, 107-square-mile mega-theme ...READ»

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Off the Deep End: A Look at the Decline of Dubai

Wed Aug 12, 2009 at 2:30 PM

Deserts have a way of reclaiming whatever is built upon them. In the case of Dubai, the global financial implosion has sent that process into overdrive. After six years of frenzied expansion, during which the population grew at 7% annually and nearly $600 billion went into construction, reality has come rushing into view.READ»

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UAE, Country With World's Largest Carbon Footprint, to Host HQ for International Renewable Energy Agency (Updated)

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Jun 29, 2009 at 1:46 PM

The United Arab Emirates has the largest per capita carbon footprint of any country in the world, contains artificial islands, a ski dome in the middle of the desert, and will soon boast the first air-conditioned beach. In general, ...READ»

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