Green city to rise in the desert

Hay, Riverdeer, just an echo of Oracle Rubys concerns.

Are there going to be green restrictions or constraints in the building of this project ?

in my dreams this was always inevitable.

this is cool but realize its only housing 50k people at the cost of 20billion. at that rate it would cost a few hundred trillion for 6k cities it would take just for the united states population, not to mention we don't have room for them. also, whats the cost of living? who can afford it. not to mention, 20billion is only an estimate to the cost, its expected to be higher

Am I the only one who thinks we should be wary of this endeavor or at least be curious about why Emirate Abu Dhabi wants to build this city?

Don't get me wrong, I think this is a great idea. It should've been done a long time ago. But what's his agenda, really?

lets see here if we didnt go to iraq we could of built 30 of these in the usa

No cars is a radical premise, a worthy undertaking (at least in theory). But modern day slavery? Not worthy. Sigh.

While the benefits of having such a low impact settlement are awe-inspiring, I suspect the carbon offset created by its 10 year ($20 Billion) construction will be substantial. Furthermore one needs to take into account that the Emirates have an appalling track record with regard to their management of Asian immigrants who are imported for the construction of such projects – their treatment amounts to little more than modern day slavery.

Omg. It sounds like paradise!

Jews are allowed to visit the Emirates so long as you do not have an Isreali stamp in your passport.

I am just not keen on getting caught out on some over the top Sharia law that leads to long term incarceration for mearly having a miniscule trace element of a controlled substance on or about my person.

The town sounds like a great idea.

keeshii768
I will sign up for the Current Field trip...where do I go?
..oh Jewish..probably no Jews allowed ...too bad.

i think we should take a current field trip

I see my future home!

it's time to move.

By the way, a green city is an genius idea. Hopefully the american government will wake up and start doing the same instead of building mini malls everywhere.

Some people dont want to do anything until its too late. Now we have no choice but to start conserving energy and living better because its going to be hard for us and generations to come if we dont change our ways.

Future planning should follow suit, with developments like these we can maybe lessen our impact on the environment around us.

i would probably check black rock city out if people wore clothes and cut back on the lsd.

wow....only if

Inspiring

very true intercitty

I wouldn't mind working for next to nothing in building a community like this to live in. So long as food and what not was provided. Who's with me? all we need is 20 billion.

300 billion (spent yearly on armed forces) divided by 20 billion. bush could have started construction of 15 of these a year, and people would love him.

how awesome. I'd really like to visit some time.

but since their water will be coming from the "nearby desalination plant" will the plant also be solar powered? I've heard desalination is actually a very energy-consuming process.

I don't understand why it has taken so long for people to embrace solar power, especailly in countries where summer temperatures are scorching.

This is incredibly cool, and it's exactly the type of project that should inspire other urban planners to erect more of the same. This is the way of the future!

Despite probably investing in some scandelous things in the past... This is impressive, even if it is just to better his own image. It just goes to show how bored and sometimes ridiculously rich men in the Middle East can be. But when it comes down it it...I'm all for this.

Yes!
This is what we need!
Thank you for posting this!