Abu Dhabimdash;an obscure Middle Eastern principality that happens to be the richest city in the world. This book tells the story of Abu Dhabirsquo;s ambitions to transform itself from a sleepy sheikhdom into a thriving international metropolis and a hub of business and leisure. It traces Abu Dhabirsquo;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 Dhabirsquo;s built environment; where entire islands are forested with skyscrapers and billions of dollars in infrastructure are spent on a whimmdash;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.
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1 of 16 people found the following review helpful. One StarBy dmrThis is not the actual book. It is just a commentary on the film
