Ecological Modernization in the United Arab Emirates? : : The Case of Masdar Eco-City / / Helena Rietmann.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2021
• VerfasserIn: Rietmann, Helena,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Diskussionspapiere : Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Geographie im Vorderen Orient
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (X, 60 p.)

In 2006, the United Arab Emirates initiated the Masdar City project, which was a pre-planned eco-city concentrating on the development and promotion of renewable energy, water and waste management, sustainable building, transportation, and material efficiency. It was the flagship project of what the government considered to be a widespread environmental reform process. This study examines the Masdar City project applying the analytical framework of "ecological modernization" with the help of five "factors", which help to investigate the ongoing reform process. The study finds that Masdar City is more accurately described as an outcome of the Abu Dhabi government’s economic diversification strategy. The project is subject to the political and economic interests of the emirate’s ruling family. Environmental groups operating within the emirate are connected to the government and pursue policy targets determined by the government.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Central dimensions of the concept of ecological modernization -- 3 Research design -- 4 The political-economic context -- 5 Ecological modernization in the UAE through the lens of Masdar City -- 6 Conclusions -- Literature