Like the 'Islands' in Dubia, would've been WAY starter to carve that inland than pump up sand from the seafloor for that. Then you got more water less desert and easier to build on.
I don't get what you're saying. Those palm island things made sense, since the goal was to maximize "beachfront" property.
I don't get what you're saying. Those palm island things made sense, since the goal was to maximize "beachfront" property.
It didn't work, a lot of the land they created is STILL unsold, it's changed the currents and is slowly being eroded. The transportation design for the palm is a clusterfuck and they ended up cancelling a third one planned because of the outcome of the previous 2.
I swear though they made one where they cut into the land instead and THAT one actually worked out better, less costly and more population. Plus by forcing more water inland, you can better stave off desert encroachment.
Because of the natural environment of most of the middle east, better to have more water inland than more land.
I looked it up. Apparently 1 project, the middle one, Palm Jumeirah, was completed, sold, and profitable. The second one, Palm Jebel Ali, was in construction when the 2008 financial crisis hit and frozen from that time. The third one had very little work done but is being slowly built out over time, not as residential.
I don't get what you're saying. Those palm island things made sense, since the goal was to maximize "beachfront" property.
It didn't work, a lot of the land they created is STILL unsold, it's changed the currents and is slowly being eroded. The transportation design for the palm is a clusterfuck and they ended up cancelling a third one planned because of the outcome of the previous 2.
I swear though they made one where they cut into the land instead and THAT one actually worked out better, less costly and more population. Plus by forcing more water inland, you can better stave off desert encroachment.
Because of the natural environment of most of the middle east, better to have more water inland than more land.
I looked it up. Apparently 1 project, the middle one, Palm Jumeirah, was completed, sold, and profitable. The second one, Palm Jebel Ali, was in construction when the 2008 financial crisis hit and frozen from that time. The third one had very little work done but is being slowly built out over time, not as residential.