Spaceship in the Desert: Energy, Climate Change, and Urban Design in Abu Dhabi

by Gökçe Günel

Book Overview

In 2006 Abu Dhabi launched an ambitious project to construct the world's first zero-carbon city: Masdar City. In Spaceship in the Desert G k e G nel 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 initiatives--such...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478000910
• ISBN13: 9781478000914
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"