http://urbanplanningblog.com/2008/03/05/dubais-next-island/ Thoughts on Urban Planning and Design Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:10:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://urbanplanningblog.com/2008/03/05/dubais-next-island/comment-page-1/#comment-14562 Josh Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:40:28 +0000 http://urbanplanningblog.com/2008/03/05/dubais-next-island/#comment-14562 I don't think there is any coral life in or around Dubai. Part of the Palms development is artificially creating coral to bring life to the Persian Gulf. That been said, the development in Dubai and its bastard cousin Abu Dhabi have had untold damage on the natural environment. These man-made islands require massive amounts of rock, entire moutain ranges have been destroyed. I don’t think there is any coral life in or around Dubai. Part of the Palms development is artificially creating coral to bring life to the Persian Gulf.
That been said, the development in Dubai and its bastard cousin Abu Dhabi have had untold damage on the natural environment. These man-made islands require massive amounts of rock, entire moutain ranges have been destroyed.

]]> http://urbanplanningblog.com/2008/03/05/dubais-next-island/comment-page-1/#comment-14557 Luis Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:12:50 +0000 http://urbanplanningblog.com/2008/03/05/dubais-next-island/#comment-14557 design cues from the deathstar! design cues from the deathstar!

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