[ExI] 10 mega construction projects that could save the environment and the economy

[F. C. Moulton]

On 12/01/2011 03:42 PM, John Grigg wrote:
> I am very curious to know what list members think of these ideas...
> 
> http://io9.com/5863422/10-mega+construction-projects-that-could-save-the-environment--and-the-economy?tag=daily-10
>

I did not bother looking most of the list in detail because most of them
do not look like projects but more like imaginative proposals.  There is
nothing wrong with imaginative proposals however they should not be
called projects.  A project has Gantt charts, budgets, diagrams and
plans and people and organizations lined up to make it happen.

I did look at the Masdar City entry.  This looks like it actually has
some substance even though it is behind schedule.  The summary links to
a 2008 NPR article which talks about how it is supposed to have low
environmental impact which is great.  The problem seems to be that the
things have slowed down a bit however according to other online
references Masdar City is still under construction.  So from what I can
see it is the one most deserving of being called a project.

Masdar City does have a website
  http://www.masdar.ae/En/Menu/index.aspx?MenuID=48&CatID=27&mnu=Cat
and has a Graduate School
  http://www.masdar.ac.ae/
The overall corporate site is:
  http://www.masdar.ae
The ownership is Mubadala Development Company, an Abu Dhabi government
investment company.And they have a FAQ
  http://www.masdar.ae/en/Menu/index.aspx?MenuID=94&mnu=Pri

It will be interesting to see how successful it is.  At least they are
taking environmental issues very seriously.

Fred