Anaheim, California and Dubai City UAE

and Dubai City in the United Arab Emirates

This paper is an analysis and comparison of the methods and concepts by which the cities of Anaheim, located in Orange County California, and Dubai City, located in the United Arab Emirates developed and expanded. This paper will compare the two cities within several distinct parameters. Part One will consider and amplify the definitions that comprise the concepts of ecologically sustainable urban development. Part Two will compare the two cities statistically while Part Three will point to the ways in which the two cities differ. Part Four will consider the structure of the Planning Functions of Anaheim, and give some consideration to how those work. Part Five will focus on the areas of Anaheim urban development that might be helpful in strategizing the growth of Dubai City, while Part Six will talk about the impact of tourism while Part Seven focuses on those aspects of Anaheim development planning that the officials of Dubai City should avoid.

Part One: Ecologically Sustainable Urban Development

About half of the global human population lives in cities and towns, but the proportion is higher in industrialized countries, e.g. in California about 60%. For them, urban green areas and their diversity is of great importance. For instance, a large proportion of the 4,000,000 acres of urban forests in California are vital recreational areas. On the other hand, many urb

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Oil, Water, Gold Oil, natural gas Arable land 44% 0% Permanent Crops Corn, grapes, asparagus, grains, legumes None Forests and woodland 34% 0% Natural hazards Earthquakes, fires Frequent sand and dust storms Environment Air Pollution, noise pollution, Waste management Lack of natural freshwater resources being overcome by desalination plants; desertification; beach pollution from oil spills International agreements party to NA Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection Law of the Sea Television Seven Studios; 23 Networks; 213 Miles of Cable Dubai aspires to be a regional and international center for television and media services and could present direct competition in the Gulf market for Egyptian and Lebanese television programs. An Electronic Commerce and Media Zone Authority was created in February 2000 to attract international and regional Arab media firms. Enterprise Zones 17 Dubai Media City, together with the Egyptian Media Production City and the Jordanian Media City Company, are experimental zones. All three offer two key adv
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Approximate Word count = 5215
Approximate Pages = 21 (250 words per page)