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    The World Islands project in Dubai was intended to transform the country into a tourism destination as oil reserves were limited. Construction began in 2003 and was to include 200 islands totaling 5.6 million square meters, later expanded to 260 islands and 6x9 km. By 2008, the breakwater was completed after dredging sand and building islands. Using naturally occurring sand and rocks rather than toxic materials proved beneficial to marine life, increasing it rather than decreasing as initially thought. The project demonstrated how innovative materials could enable ambitious, utopian projects.

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    The World Islands project in Dubai was intended to transform the country into a tourism destination as oil reserves were limited. Construction began in 2003 and was to include 200 islands totaling 5.6 million square meters, later expanded to 260 islands and 6x9 km. By 2008, the breakwater was completed after dredging sand and building islands. Using naturally occurring sand and rocks rather than toxic materials proved beneficial to marine life, increasing it rather than decreasing as initially thought. The project demonstrated how innovative materials could enable ambitious, utopian projects.

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    The World Islands project in Dubai was intended to transform the country into a tourism destination as oil reserves were limited. Construction began in 2003 and was to include 200 islands totaling 5.6 million square meters, later expanded to 260 islands and 6x9 km. By 2008, the breakwater was completed after dredging sand and building islands. Using naturally occurring sand and rocks rather than toxic materials proved beneficial to marine life, increasing it rather than decreasing as initially thought. The project demonstrated how innovative materials could enable ambitious, utopian projects.

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    Lovely School of Architectureand

    Design-LPU,India

    Topic:-World Island Wonder


    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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    Why ‘The World’?


    • Dubai is one of the leading oil producers in the
    world, but the oil reserves are estimated to last
    only for few years.
    • The leader of Dubai wanted his country to be
    different from other Arab countries and for this
    he wanted to convert it into a luxurious country
    filled with a variety of options for tourism so that
    they could depend on the revenue generated
    from the tourism after they run dry of oil.
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    Construction timeline
    • May 2003: The World development was announced
    by Nakheel, total completion scheduled for 2008. It was
    initially to have 200 islands and an area of 5,600,000
    square metres (60,000,000 sq ft).
    • February 2004: It was announced that The World
    would comprise 260 islands, and its area would be 6 km
    by 9 km.
    • April 2005: Sand dredging 55 percent complete, 88
    islands had been completed.
    • December 2006: The World reclamation 90 percent
    complete.
    • January 2008: The World breakwater was completed.
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    Effect on the Ecology & Marine life


    • The Sheikh’s idea of not using toxic* materials like
    concrete and steel but in place of them to use sand and
    rocks which were naturally occurring was in-turn proved to
    be beneficial for the marine life of the project.
    • Scientists and marine life experts thought that creating
    such a barrier across natural water would result in the loss
    of marine life.
    • But this resulted in the increase in the marine life.
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    What is reef?
    What is break water, draw typical sections?
    What is effect of waves on high sea walls as compared to low sea
    walls?
    Environmental concerns in World Island Wonder project, findings of
    post construction phase?
    What do you understand by land reclamation? Explain in context of the
    World project.
    Innovative material is the backbone for utopian projects. Explain how?
    Write a detailed essay on World Island Wonder.`

    References • Colin Gibling, “Construction Process and Post-Construction Impacts of the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, United
    Arab Emirates.”, Memorial University St. John's, NL . • Yoshihiko Maeno & Takashi Hasegawa, “Prediction of Properties
    of Marine sand by in-situ measurement of wave induced pore pressure.” 1986. • B. Salahuddin, “The Marine
    Environmental Impacts of Artificial Island Construction”, Duke University, 2006. • Megastructures- World Island
    Wonder, NATGEO TV

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