The Development of the City of Dubai

Persian Gulf Development Literature Oil Curse Literature Arab and Islamic Factors Regional Ovemiew and Historical Background Dubai's Development History

Basically I’m from India and I have never been before in Dubai (UAE) for just 7 days as tour in vacation. My company has decided to start new business there and they choose me as Managing Director.

Urban development is the social, cultural, economic and physical development of cities. The development of cities is the main topic of human geography. Urban development can be used in different ways by the researchers. It can cause the price of things to increase fast. Urban development occurs in major cities like New York City, Tokyo, Japan. Urban development started back in the earlier cities like Mesopotamia, Egypt. This spreads the culture that affect people which makes them want to go to the major cities. Over fifty percent of the earth’s population lives in urban areas. Studies show by 2045 that the number of people living in a urban area will increase.

In less than forty years, an entire country was built. The UAE was a rare sight in the Middle East. While neighboring countries were facing difficulties in development and political instability, the UAE was booming. In less than forty years, the entire country was built. Dubai, in particular, had established itself as the cosmopolitan hub of the Middle East. Dubai is home to the world’s only 7-star hotel, the Burj Al Arab,

While others who have lived here face the harsh reality that their life is far from perfect. There are a lot of social injustices going on in Dubai On August 11, 2016 the YouTuber known as Gigi gorgeous was detained at the airport. She was detained because she is transgender. Gigi formerly known as Greg was not legally allowed to enter the country or she would have been put into prison since the LGBT community is completely banned. Next example is the presence of work camps. One example is sonapur which is a camp outside of the city where people work long days for low wages. This place is home to 150,000 people who came to Dubai for a better chance at life. One man is paid 1,668 (pounds a year). A large part of his money goes to his family and the rest is split between the amount he spends on food and rent. Lastly Dubai is in a financial crisis. The country is spending more money than it is bringing in.

In A City of Health, Richardson BW, How were the tenements tamed, Glaeser E and Renewing Cities, Freestone Robert, all three authors have came to the conclusion of cities change through time. They pointed out that the prosperity and success of cities were originated by the wellbeing of citizens and their expertise in how to plan and design a city, enhancing the standard of civilization and urbanization.

In the article, “The New Mecca,” the author George Saunders states that Saunders had many questions and misunderstandings of Dubai the city Arabian Peninsula. When he arrives in Dubai he realizes it’s a safe place. It’s a place where tourists can visit. However, the city’s most important buildings have been built over the past ten years, but it will continue to advance in the next five years. There were different kinds of architecture with different communities. Saunders would not believe the improvements made in Dubai until he saw it himself. When entering the hotel it showed how luxury it was. As he was in the building it was getting altered. A worker told Saunders that every gold-colored surface he saw while staying there and it was real

I have to admit that we are very blessed with so many beautiful and breathe taking cities in the world. Dubai is just one of the many countries which has advanced from their humble beginnings and today are multi million tourist. Dubai is another city which has moved from having not as much as other countries once did such as money and a stable economy, to one of the richest cities in the world. In 1966 oil was discovered in Dubai and was a catalyst for Dubai’s economic growth. From a country that had come from not having a stable economy and not a lot of money, it has become like I said earlier, one of the richest cities in the

The migrant worker crisis is a really big problem in the UAE. The UAE has experienced a huge construction boom over the last several years. They have built great projects like the louvre, a NYU campus, and the Burj Khalifa also known as the tallest building in the world. But, nobody ever talks about the people that are actually building these masterpieces. The UAE is going through a huge crisis called the UAE migrant worker crisis. The main issues surrounding the UAE migrant worker crisis are that workers aren't being paid what they were promised, these people can't leave, and these workers are living in terrible conditions.

The city of Dubai is situated in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Part of the United Arab Emirates UAE, this city-state is aspiring to be major metropolis and the most populated in UAE with a population of 2.1 million approx. Dubai is also one of the richest economies of the world with ‘an estimated per capita income of $37000/-’10

Today I will be discussing about sustainability, about how my suburb is sustainable, what a sustainable city looks like, how my suburb is managed and personal changes. This is a perfect example of a sustainable city, a future sustainable city in Dubai. It is 100% solar-powered, has organic farms, uses recycled water and has a green amphitheatre.

The economy in the United Arab Emirates has experienced substantial increases in the last 40 years. The UAE’s capabilities with the pearling and oil industries have given the region its necessary budgets to expand so rapidly. The economic policies in the UAE have gone through stages, since the birth of the region in 1971. Changes in economic welfare of the markets, and privatization policies are also key aspects in understanding the UAE’s economic liberalization and growth. In order to understand the UAE’s economic standard, economic liberalization must be analyzed. The argument of this paper will discuss how economic liberalization has occurred in the United Arab Emirates and is continuing to grow.

The historic past of the UAE is very complex as great changes took place amongst the years. The UAE was a regular, average economically, middle-eastern country until oil was discovered in the 1950s. Although oil was not exported for the first time until 1962, this was turning point for the UAE. The UAE was once controlled by Britain until 1971 when six of the emirates declared independence from Britain. That left one more emirate to join, the last emirate to join was, Ras Al Khaimah, this emirate joined the following year. The UAE wanted independence from Britain because their unfair taxes that they were known for. Over the many years of exporting oil the UAE became very rich and more than an average middle-eastern country economically. In conclusion, the history of the UAE is much revolved around their independence from Britain and their discovery of oil.

The UAE is one of the riches nations in the world as measure by per capita GNP. The economy is primarily based on the oil

Also, the city should have more advanced development: buildings, population and economy. These factors are very important for a region to become a suitable & comfortable place to live. More buildings such as schools and hospitals will help in growing