{"id":146,"date":"2014-06-05T10:01:02","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T10:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/?page_id=146"},"modified":"2017-02-05T16:10:27","modified_gmt":"2017-02-05T16:10:27","slug":"abudhabi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/gulf-cities\/abudhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>T<span class=\"st\">he Pearl of the Emirates<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">By Moza Al-Marri<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/p40p1-lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-831\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/p40p1-lg-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"p40p1-lg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/p40p1-lg-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/p40p1-lg-500x280.jpg 500w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/p40p1-lg.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Abu Dhabi <\/strong>is the capital and the second most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and also capital of the largest of the UAE&#8217;s seven member emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western coast.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/Abudhabi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-147\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/Abudhabi-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Abudhabi\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/Abudhabi-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/Abudhabi-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/Abudhabi.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>DOHA VS. Abu Dhabi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/abudhabivsDoha.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-606\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/abudhabivsDoha-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"AbuDhabiVsDoha\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/abudhabivsDoha-300x186.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/abudhabivsDoha-1024x635.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/abudhabivsDoha-483x300.jpg 483w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Doha: 132.1 km\u00b2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Abu Dhabi: <span class=\"kno-fv _FA\"> 972.45<\/span> km\u00b2<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>% OF WATER USED AS PERCENTAGE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>AVERAGE SHARE OF GDP<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>PERCENTAGE OF CARBON EMISSIONS<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/GDP-and-CARBON2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-607\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/GDP-and-CARBON2-300x128.jpg\" alt=\"AbuDhabi GDP and CARBON\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/GDP-and-CARBON2-300x128.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/GDP-and-CARBON2-1024x438.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/GDP-and-CARBON2-500x214.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Longitude: <span title=\"Latitude\">24\u00b0\u00a028\u2032\u00a00\u2033\u00a0N<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Latitude: <span title=\"Longitude\">54\u00b0\u00a022\u2032\u00a00\u2033\u00a0E<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Altitude: <span class=\"st\">5 Metres (16 feet)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Population: <span class=\"kno-fv _FA\">613,368 (2012)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Geography: Desert &amp; Sea<\/li>\n<li>Climate: hot desert climate<\/li>\n<li>City Type: Capital of United Arabs of Emirates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/baghdad.jpg\"><strong style=\"color: #333333\">HISTORICAL EVOLUTION<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/3_Aerial-view-of-Abu-Dhabi-1966-rare-old-photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-609\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/3_Aerial-view-of-Abu-Dhabi-1966-rare-old-photo-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"3_Aerial view of Abu Dhabi 1966 rare old photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/3_Aerial-view-of-Abu-Dhabi-1966-rare-old-photo-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/3_Aerial-view-of-Abu-Dhabi-1966-rare-old-photo-447x300.jpg 447w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/3_Aerial-view-of-Abu-Dhabi-1966-rare-old-photo.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Aerial view of Abu Dhabi (1966)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/abu-dhabi-1960-80.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-608\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/abu-dhabi-1960-80-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Abu Dhabi 1960 und 1980\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/abu-dhabi-1960-80-214x300.jpg 214w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/abu-dhabi-1960-80-732x1024.jpg 732w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/abu-dhabi-1960-80.jpg 1391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Abu Dhabi 1960 and 1980<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>MASTER PLANS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><span class=\"st\"><a title=\"Abu Dhabi Land Use Master Plan 2030\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/?p=611\" target=\"_blank\">THE<span class=\"st\"> LAND USE<\/span> MASTER PLAN 2030<\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Abu Dhabi Transportation Master Plan\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/?p=617\" target=\"_blank\">MASTER TRANSPORT PLAN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/MasterPlan.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">GREEN MASTER PLAN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Abu Dhabi Blue Master Plan\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/?p=621\" target=\"_blank\">BLUE MASTER PLAN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Abu Dhabi 2030 \" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/?p=615\" target=\"_blank\">Abu Dhabi 2030 <em>-Quick Movie-<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PROJECTS\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/?p=736\" target=\"_blank\">Masdar City<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/?p=756\" target=\"_blank\">Ferrari World<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/?p=782\" target=\"_blank\">Saadiyat Island<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/?p=791\">The Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>FUTURE VISION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Capital 2030 Urban Structure Framework Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Since the release of Plan Capital 2030 in late 2007, the UPC has been very active in moving forward to implement the Plan\u2019s vision:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>In the past three years the UPC has developed detailed masterplans for a number of communities within Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area<\/em> including: North Wathba, Baniyas, and South Wathba, Shahama &amp; Bahia. In addition, neighbourhood plans that focus on the provision of community amenities, open spaces plus efficient transport and infrastructure networks have been developed, and the first improvements in Khalifa City A and B are under construction;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Although much of the UPC\u2019s focus has been on the physical planning of Abu Dhabi, many policies that will guide future development have also been established.<\/em> These policies include the creation of the Estidama programme, ensure the provision of affordable housing, high quality streetscapes and public realm, as well as a streamlined development review process; and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Capital 2030 team will continue to deliver world-class area plans that focus on downtown revitalisation,<\/em> providing public access to waterfronts, improved public facilities, better connectivity and the provision of public art and access to cultural experiences. The UPC\u2019s development of masterplans and policies, as well as the review of development proposals, will continue to ensure the clear vision outlined in Capital 2030 is achieved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Environment Vision 2030<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/coast.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-868\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/coast-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"coast\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/coast-300x193.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/coast-464x300.jpg 464w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/qatarurbanism\/files\/2014\/06\/coast.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>WHAT IS ENVIRONMENT VISION 2030?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At the request of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the Environment Agency &#8211; Abu Dhabi<br \/>\n(EAD) is developing the Abu Dhabi Environment Vision 2030 policy agenda as an integral<br \/>\npart of Abu Dhabi Government\u2019s holistic policy agenda framework encompassing the<br \/>\ndriving Economic, Environmental and Social Agendas that together will steer the Emirate<br \/>\ntowards sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p>Environment Vision 2030 has been developed through an extensive consultative process<br \/>\ninvolving stakeholders from across the board with the intent that it serves not only to<br \/>\nprotect the environment but also to complement the economic and social agenda for<br \/>\nAbu Dhabi, as well as build upon existing environmental initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>A Vision Statement has been drafted that summarises the objectives and proposed policy<br \/>\nprogramme of Environment Vision 2030:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u2018To preserve and enhance Abu Dhabi\u2019s natural heritage, while acting as a regional leader in<br \/>\nthe efficient use of resources and contributing to a better quality of life for all\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>REFERENCES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>http:\/\/strateg.es\/portfolio\/<\/li>\n<li>http:\/\/www.upc.gov.ae\/template\/upc\/pdf\/abu-dhabi-vision-2030-revised.pdf<\/li>\n<li>www.carboun.com\/water\/water-availability-and-water-use-in-the-arab-world-infographics\/<\/li>\n<li>http:\/\/seattleflyerguy.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/abu-dhabi-autopia-captial-of-uae.html<\/li>\n<li>http:\/\/gulfnews.com\/news\/gulf\/uae\/traffic-transport\/abu-dhabi-begins-work-on-metro-and-light-rail-design-1.1000697<\/li>\n<li>https:\/\/www.ead.ae\/_data\/global\/book\/environment%202030%20leaflet%20-%20english.pdf<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pearl of the Emirates By Moza Al-Marri Abu Dhabi is the capital and the second most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and also capital of the largest of the UAE&#8217;s seven member emirates. 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