Wednesday, June 11, 2008

"Abu Dhabi : Masdar city"


Abu Dhabi Madar city is a city that under building now in Abu Dhabi (United Arab emirates) . The city is Designed by a British engineer, the city will depend on solar energy and other renewable energy sources, with a continous, zero carbon, zero waste ecology. The project started at April 2006 and cost about 22 billion US $, the city will take 8 years to build. Moreover the city will cover 6 kilometers and contain around 50000 people.


One feature is that Masdar city will be the first city that have zero carbon emissions. Also the city is bulid in the north away from the direct sunlight, so people don't have to use air conditioners very much, because it will less hot in the city.Another target for the city is to stop using cars as a transportation device, so designers cearted a special vehicles to cary passingers from place to place inside the city, these vehicles contain 6 passengers and work by solar energy instead of petrol. Last important goal from the city is that 80% of the water will recycle again by using special irrigation system.


In brief, Abu Dhabi Masdar city is like drea comes true for people who want to live in a healthy enviroment, we that city will finish soon and thw cost of liveng thier is afordable for majority of the people in Abu Dhabi.

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