This paper examines the Emirati attempts to revolutionize how urban development is conceptualized and operationalized through its Masdar City project. It argues that although incomplete, the city has become an ecologically friendly space that facilitates technological, economic, social, and educational development. Economic, carbon, and policy issues, however, have affected the completion and full functioning of the City. As a possible prototype for eco‐cities, location, space, and oil influence distinguish the United Arab Emirates from a lot of countries. Masdar City’s structural design, solar energy techniques, and transportation plans, however, are features that can be modeled to build other eco‐cities. The United Arab Emirates can therefore use this venture as a soft power tool as Masdar City’s appeal makes it more culturally, technologically, and environmentally attractive to the rest of the world.

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马斯达尔城作为生态城市的原型

本文考察了阿联酋通过其Masdar City项目来彻底改变城市发展的概念和运营方式的尝试。它认为，尽管城市不完整，但已成为一个生态友好的空间，可促进技术，经济，社会和教育的发展。但是，经济，碳和政策问题已经影响了纽约市的建成和全面运作。作为生态城市的可能原型，位置，空间和石油的影响力使阿拉伯联合酋长国与许多国家区分开来。但是，马斯达尔城的结构设计，太阳能技术和交通计划是可以用来构建其他生态城市的模型。因此，由于马斯达尔城（Masdar City）的吸引力使其更具文化，技术，