Dubai continues its futuristic projection, and the local government is calling for the creation of a sustainable city with the best technology. Following this line, Dubai authorities are carrying out the “Urban Master Plan 2040,” in which they are resorting to developing a sustainable city model with buildings that comply with these rules.
In this context, the Green Spine Project emerged, proposed by the urban design firm URB, which promises to transform the Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road (E311) into a genuine 64-kilometer green corridor.
What the Largest Intelligent Highway in Dubai Will Be Like
According to authorities at the aforementioned URB company, this new route will include a solar-powered electric tram as the main means of transport, running on tracks powered by 300-megawatt solar panels. This innovation also allows for the creation of an energy storage system on the tracks, which could also power more than 130 homes.
This trend would not only improve the transportation system with these trams but also form a network of green spaces with parks, urban gardens, farms, and overpasses located above the transportation line. Moreover, the idea is to plant more than a million species of plants in these spaces, from which the population could harvest their own food.
Dubai and the Sustainable Development Project: How is Water-Sensitive Landscaping?
Within the new and innovative measures of the Dubai of the future, the one to generate a “water-sensitive landscaping” is one of the most novel of this sustainable project. The United Arab Emirates is the site with the highest water consumption per person in the world, so drought is one of the worst scourges that the government has to face.
For this reason, this model will be implemented, which will include native flora and drought-tolerant plants, which can resist and flourish under these climate complications. Added to these innovative ideas, irrigation will be an essential part of the new policies, for which an intelligent irrigation system will be implemented that uses real-time data to adjust irrigation programs based on soil moisture levels, weather forecasts, and plant needs, in which rainwater will be used with ecological drainage.
