Answer the following question:
Criteria A and D
Read the following source about the Masdar city and complete the tasks given below:
Masdar City is a pioneering sustainable urban development in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, aiming
to be a model for sustainable living, combining renewable energy, green building practices, and
advanced technology
Key Features:
Sustainable Design: Buildings are constructed with low-carbon cement and utilize 90% recycled
aluminum, using 40% less energy and water compared to similar buildings. Net Zero by 2050: Masdar
City aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 . Innovation Hub: The city is home to over 1,000
organizations, including startups, SMEs, and multinational corporations, fostering innovation in sectors
like smart mobility, life sciences, AI, agritech, and sustainable energy
Masdar City’s electricity will be generated by photovoltaic panels, while cooling will be provided via
concentrated solar power, according to a press release on The Masdar Initiative website. Water will be
provided through a solar-powered desalination plant. Landscaping within the city and crops grown
outside the city will be irrigated with grey water and treated waste water produced by the city’s water
treatment plant. Buildings are not to be taller than five stories and streets no wider than ten feet.
Rooftops will be covered with solar generators and the walls around the city will diminish the desert heat
and noise from airplanes at nearby Abu Dhabi International airport.
Masdar City is an emerging global clean-technology cluster located in what aims to be one of the world's
most sustainable urban development powered by renewable energy. This special economic zone located
about 17 km from downtown Abu Dhabi will eventually be home to companies, a research institute, and
an investment arm, creating an international hub for companies and organizations focused on renewable
energy and clean technologies. The city will implement policies aimed at zero waste, sustainable
transport, building energy efficiency standards, biodiversity strategy policies, and renewable energy
requirements. Masdar City is being built to obtain 100% of its energy from renewable sources, including
photovoltaics, concentrating solar power, wind, and waste to energy. Businesses and homes will connect
to green data centers which use energy-saving servers.
1.Formulate a clear and focused research question that would allow you to investigate economic
and environmental aspects of the sustainable city, Masdar.
To what extend does Masdar city’ contribute to the goal of creating a green, energy-efficient
urban community
2.Justify the relevance of your research question related to the economic and environmental aspects of
the Masdar city as a sustainable urban development model for future sustainable urban planning.
Economic aspects as a sustainable urban development model :
Masadr city can contriubte to the goal of creating green energy efficent commuity in which could be better in
ecnomic and envoirtmental aspects in the future. Having these goals can also contirubte into the key facotors
that can build future sustainable planning envoirmentally. Infact there could be growth ( Econmic ) in sustiable
urban planning of using a green ,energy efficent in the urban community. In order to do this they have a lot of
expenses. Which could lead to inflation
Environmental aspects as a sustainable urban development model :
Masdar city also pritiozes in transprots and also rapid transport
which usesed electriv vehciles to transport people. The masdar
city biulds are used to minimizethrough feature such as high
efficent solar pannels and more
