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Abu Dhabi--an obscure Middle Eastern principality that happens to be the richest city in the world. This book tells the story of Abu Dhabi's ambitions to transform itself from a sleepy sheikhdom into a thriving international metropolis and a hub of business and leisure. It traces Abu Dhabi's boom years from 2009 to 2011 from the perspective of a Westerner working for the Urban Planning Council, the government agency that planned and coordinated all of the massive development activity.
Castles in the Sand explores the drastic changes in Abu Dhabi's built environment, where entire islands are forested with skyscrapers and billions of dollars in infrastructure are spent on a whim--while recounting the disorienting experience of an outsider encountering a society in which foreigners outnumber locals nine to one and modernity clashes head-on with centuries of embedded tradition. General readers will find a broad introduction to Abu Dhabi, and architects and planners will gain a firsthand glimpse inside an unprecedented experiment in city-building.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Prologue
One. Origins
Two. Ready, Fire, Aim
Three. The Mean Streets
Four. Nanny State
Five. Into the Desert
Six. Proletarians, Unite!
Seven. A Higher Power
Eight. Back to Nature
Nine. The Short Arm of the Law
Ten. Faulty Towers
Eleven. Nadir
Twelve. Greener Grass
Thirteen. Only Sheikh!
Fourteen. Grand Designs
Fifteen. Lonely Hearts Need Not Apply
Sixteen. Cracks in the Façade
Seventeen. Guests Behaving Badly
Eighteen. The Calm Before the Storm
Nineteen. End of the Road
Epilogue
A Note About the Author
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
