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Urban and Architectural Sustainability in the Gulf
Author(s) -
Cooke Robert
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1860
Subject(s) - nexus (standard) , sustainability , ecological footprint , urbanization , urban sustainability , sustainable development , footprint , environmental planning , urban planning , environmental resource management , political science , environmental ethics , geography , civil engineering , engineering , economic growth , environmental science , archaeology , economics , law , ecology , philosophy , biology , embedded system
What is the impact of rapid urbanisation on sustainable development, such as that experienced by cities in the Gulf? Robert Cooke , an Associate Sustainability Consultant at Buro Happold, based in Dubai, seeks to answer this question. He asks what the real contribution might be of the implementation of recent sustainable policies and urban projects, and what more needs to be done to improve the Gulf's ecological footprint and the water‐energy nexus.