Spaceship in the Desert: Energy, Climate Change, and Urban

Spaceship in the Desert: Energy, Climate Change, and Urban Design in Abu Dhabi (Experimental Futures)

In 2006 Abu Dhabi launched an ambitious project to construct the worldâ€™s first zero-carbon city: Masdar City. In Spaceship in the Desert GÃ¶kÃ§e GÃ¼nel examines the development and construction of Masdar City's renewable energy and clean technology infrastructures, providing an illuminating portrait of an international group of engineers, designers, and students who attempted to build a post-oil future in Abu Dhabi. While many of Masdar's initiativesâ€”such as developing a new energy currency and a driverless rapid transit networkâ€”have stalled or not met expectations, GÃ¼nel analyzes how these initiatives contributed to rendering the future a thinly disguised version of the fossil-fueled present. Spaceship in the Desert tells the story of Masdar, at once a â€œutopiaâ€ sponsored by the Emirati government, and a well-resourced company involving different actors who participated in the project, each with their own agendas and desires.
Country USA
Brand Duke University Press
Manufacturer Duke University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 31 illustrations
ReleaseDate 2019-03-01
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781478000914

Spaceship in the Desert: Energy, Climate Change, and Urban Design in Abu Dhabi (Experimental Futures)