tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post4863797030271672889..comments2024-03-27T15:45:49.926+04:00Comments on Life in Dubai: A different kind of greenSeabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-57668416519625832742008-04-14T19:11:00.000+04:002008-04-14T19:11:00.000+04:00The UAE is in a unique position to lead the world ...The UAE is in a unique position to lead the world in sustainable development but they don't seem to care. Here is a region with limited water and other resources (except for oil). It is also has a high density living situation due to the proliferation of high rise apartments buildings and hotels. Why can't they show the world how to recycle waste water back to potable useage similar to Singapore? Recycle organic food waste into garden mulch and methane for energy production. Use wind farms to generate electricity? There just seems to be so many opportunities and little interest on behalf of the leaders.Peripatetic Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08508035944158746797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-29200420131096918662008-04-14T12:49:00.000+04:002008-04-14T12:49:00.000+04:00unfair and inaccurate? anonTo take 880 million sq....<I>unfair and inaccurate?</I> <B>anon</B><BR/><BR/>To take 880 million sq.ft. of arid, salt & sulphure-rich desert with no topsoil or water and build four towns with 642 million sq.ft. of greenery is <B>changing</B> the environment, not 'conserving & protecting' it.<BR/><BR/>Of course we have <I>some</I> developers truly taking a green approach - the use of condensation from Burj Dubai to irrigate the landscaping is an example. The vast majority who claim 'green' developments are misusing the word in its modern context.<BR/><BR/>I'm pointing a finger at that majority, who add landscaping and say they have a green building. And at the 'journalists' who print the claim without thinking.Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-35981058676129648522008-04-13T18:20:00.000+04:002008-04-13T18:20:00.000+04:00I think the above comments are unfair and inaccura...I think the above comments are unfair and inaccurate.<BR/><BR/>If you look at what there're doing out at the Waterfront development, you'll see that it's a bit more than planting some green trees and landscaping.<BR/><BR/>Dubai is leading the way with 'green' buildings/architecture; all types of sustainability (enviro/economic/social) are being implemented at the DESIGN stage, which means that every detail concerning waste, energy conservation and so forth are be ing accounted for.<BR/><BR/>Dubai has got most of the world's leading urban planners, architects, and engineers and their 'green' expertise is being put to good use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com