Dubai By: Ethan White, Marisa Miller, Ella Simon, and Saunder Harris 6th period

Topography and Climate - lies directly in Arabian Desert - sandy deserts and gravel deserts - natural inlet = Dubai Creek - tropical desert climate - 150 mm = average yearly rainfall - summers = 104 degrees F, winters = 73 degrees F

Biome Factors - tropical desert biome - very dry, little vegetation and biodiversity - extremely hot due to low elevation levels - Arabian Desert - similar climate and biome to the Sahara Desert

Native Plant - Buxus Sempervirens -It’s a lovely shrub -It’s very tolerant of the elements -It grows very slowly -The leaves have notched tips -It can become a very large shrub reaching heights and widths both up to 5 meters. -It has a basic pH -Commonly known as the “boxwood shrub” -Slow growing, yet stable = inspiration for our smart growth plan

Native Animal Arabian Mountain Gazelle Found on gravel plains, sand deserts, and mountains Delicate body (22-30 lbs) When in danger, it can reach speeds of 40 miles per hour Single offspring They rest during the hottest hours of the day, finding any shade that they can Needs very little amounts of water Extremely territorial

Energy Solar panels on the rooftops of homes will be subsidized If people do not generate their own energy, they can purchase energy produced by the solar panel fields that encompass the city. Solar field plants will contain large-scale backup generators and solar energy storages

Food and Water Water will be cleansed and pumped into the city from three large desalination plants on the coast of the Arabian Gulf. Food will be grown in skyscraper farms Some meats and other foods must be imported because the UAE cannot support a large variety of life

Transportation Plan underground train/subway system bike racks throughout the city large sidewalks for walking and biking not a lot of cars and minimal roads

People Living and Working Four different rings for living and working Agricultural and Farming outside ring Residential on the next ring Green area which surrounds the main Government buildings

Areas for Waste Recycling and decomposing plants underneath the city. Plastics are reformed and reused Organic waste is decomposed and then put back into the farming and more organic parts of the city

Areas for Wildlife Areas on the farther rings of the town reserved for safe wildlife maintained regularly Restrictions on visiting animals-people would not be allowed to interact unless monitored in a petting zoo type environment. Laws against intervening too much with the environment and affecting natural systems