Saturday, September 25, 2010

In Arabian Desert, a Sustainable City Rises

By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF
New York Times

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Back in 2007, when the government here announced its plan for “the world’s first zero-carbon city” on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, many Westerners dismissed it as a gimmick — a faddish follow-up to neighboring Dubai’s half-mile-high tower in the desert and archipelago of man-made islands in the shape of palm trees. Slide Show Interactive Graphic

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