The City Of Dubai And Its Current Status Of A World Class City

Dubai is a city in the United Arab Emirates that is commonly perceived as a utopia because it is characterized by wealth and luxury. A citizen who falls into the trap of the utopian illusion claims, “Dubai is portrayed as a place where wealth is accessible and instantaneous. It is the modern day version of the American Dream, and a place where one’s wealth can be multiplied at an unprecedented rate” (Dubai: Where Utopia Meets Dystopia). This citizen has a false sense of reality because he is attracted to the idea of wealth that Dubai portrays. The reputation of wealth in Dubai also attracts tourists and businesses seeking success. Syed Ali, a researcher who spent time in Dubai explains, “Dubai has morphed from being a Middle Eastern/Indian Ocean regional city into a global megalopolis, a primary destination for companies, migrant workers and tourists on the ‘New Silk Road’ ” (Ali). The idea of the “New Silk Road” shows that companies perceive Dubai as a place where they can work to their fullest potential and earn the money they think they deserve. Dubai is also known to have religious independence, which the citizens perceive as freedom. Since the wealth, luxury, and freedom offered in Dubai are desirable, people commonly mistake it for a utopia, when in reality, there are many concerning issues in the city of

Dubai is second in size at 4,114 square kilometers after the much larger Emirate known as Abu Dhabi, which takes up most of the land in the UAE. Dubai may have been founded in 1833, but the UAE had not been officially formed until 1971. People in Iraq figured out something that would allow Dubai to flourish economically. The people figured out that Dubai used to be a promising trade location roughly 3000 years ago. Following this discovery by the Iraqis, Dubai quickly began participating in the trade market on their port right off the Persian Gulf, which is a prominent source of oil. So Dubai went straight to it and never looked back. So therefor Dubai's economy over the years has been extremely wealthy. The economy has been at this higher economic status because of one major reason trading oil. Dubai benefited trading oil because they got more money and more control of the world's

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Choose a country you have never lived or worked in. Imagine that you have just been selected to become a new Managing Director in the country that you have selected – a country in which your company has decided to open a new industrial complex. Neither you nor your company have ever worked in this country before. What would you do to motivate the employees from the foreign country to join your company and work hard once employed?

In less than forty years, an entire country was built. The UAE was a rare sight in the Middle East. While neighboring countries were facing difficulties in development and political instability, the UAE was booming. In less than forty years, the entire country was built. Dubai, in particular, had established itself as the cosmopolitan hub of the Middle East. Dubai is home to the world’s only 7-star hotel, the Burj Al Arab,

Dubai with all it's wealth is not wealthy because of their technological knowledge and inventions causing their advancements wealth wise, but only because other races of people from outside their country came in discovered their oil, established oil drilling and oil refineries that later the leaders of Dubai nationalized and took over the oil operation from the outsiders keeping the preponderance of the profits from the sale of oil for themselves and their people. If it wasn't for the oil they would be just another group of poor none white people.

While others who have lived here face the harsh reality that their life is far from perfect. There are a lot of social injustices going on in Dubai On August 11, 2016 the YouTuber known as Gigi gorgeous was detained at the airport. She was detained because she is transgender. Gigi formerly known as Greg was not legally allowed to enter the country or she would have been put into prison since the LGBT community is completely banned. Next example is the presence of work camps. One example is sonapur which is a camp outside of the city where people work long days for low wages. This place is home to 150,000 people who came to Dubai for a better chance at life. One man is paid 1,668 (pounds a year). A large part of his money goes to his family and the rest is split between the amount he spends on food and rent. Lastly Dubai is in a financial crisis. The country is spending more money than it is bringing in.

With pots of gold (lucrative international markets) at the end of a distant rainbow, the cities elite “fiercely resisted out side regulation” (Darwin, 2009) leaving them to reign for the most part, unchallenged and unchecked. With the economic sky remaining clear, the empire elites where able to gain great wealth and power through monopolisation of commodities and industry. Unfortunately because of the autonomy allowed to the elites (also enhanced by ideals of race supremacy and hierarchal traditions), they became entrenched in ideology and bureaucracy escaping the critique that was necessary for accountability and appropriate regulation. The economic hub became a “great arena where private savings were mobilised for investment overseas (Darwin, 2009) feeding the perpetual wheel of individual greed, exchanging the souls (if you like) of local economies and ‘scooping out’ the real assets of an enterprise while selling on ‘shrivelled carcasses’ to a bamboozled public (Darwin,

I have to admit that we are very blessed with so many beautiful and breathe taking cities in the world. Dubai is just one of the many countries which has advanced from their humble beginnings and today are multi million tourist. Dubai is another city which has moved from having not as much as other countries once did such as money and a stable economy, to one of the richest cities in the world. In 1966 oil was discovered in Dubai and was a catalyst for Dubai’s economic growth. From a country that had come from not having a stable economy and not a lot of money, it has become like I said earlier, one of the richest cities in the

Today I will talk about the rich life in a country, which was home for me for the best part of my enriched life, Dubai, “Pearl of the Persian Gulf”, in the United Arab Emirates.

In 1990s America, obtaining freedom from governmental control became a social preoccupation. Starting with liberalism’s demand for increased individual freedom, what began as a small movement eventually transformed into a culture-wide fight for social justice and economic growth to create a free market where, ideally, no government would be needed. Activists term this modern movement “neo-liberalism,” or global market liberalism (capitalism), which calls for free-trade policies. While adopting such a system for American cities has been advocated by many people for its economic benefits, it also necessarily creates new relations between the city government and the residents who live there, which in turn affects the urban environment and social relations within the city. The question is a persistent one in our place and time: to globalize, or not to globalize?

Dubai is a lively city known for its ultramodern architecture, luxury shopping, and an energetic nightlife scene. Dubai continues to amaze the world with its new endeavors, from the world’s tallest skyscraper, to a manmade spectacular island. Dubai has positioned itself as a city with the most futuristic vision, being home to the world’s biggest mall – Dubai Mall.

The UAE is one of the riches nations in the world as measure by per capita GNP. The economy is primarily based on the oil

Paris: 3Reem Al Hashemi, Minister of State and Managing Director of the Higher Committee for Hosting the World Expo 2020, spoke to delegates of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) at the final presentations to hold the World Expo in 2020.She pledged to the audience the UAE's "assets, skills, and expertise to give Expo 2020 the weight and recognition it deserves." (Chatterjee, 2013)

Dubai is one of the seven emirates, which are located in the United Arab Emirates. It is situated along the coast of the Persian Gulf. Dubai experiences dry arid climate. In the summer the temperatures can reach up to 48°C with humidity ranging from 80%-90% and sandstorms may be experienced. Yet the winter months, beginning in November and ending in March are cooler. At this time the temperatures are usually around 20°C. To determine how the water scarcity impacts the people and the amount of crops produced in Dubai. This is done through looking the amount of water available to the people and what the use the water for.In Dubai the water is scarce as a result of over use and a lack of rainfall. The purpose of this investigation is to