The Real Reason Dubai’s Palm Islands Failed

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  • čas přidán 14. 05. 2023
  • One of the most unique mega projects around are the Palm Islands in Dubai, but the Palm Jebel Ali has been an empty mega project for many years now, how can a project with such insane engineering be fully built and just sit empty? Today we look at the Palm Jebel Ali, as well as a number of projects in Dubai that sit empty with no movement on construction and find out why this keeps happening:
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Komentáře • 84

  • @bamh1re318
    @bamh1re318 Před rokem +21

    looking at tall buildings and lines of constructions gives me headache. I prefer natural beauties, like forest, lakes, rocks & mountains etc. A tent with camp fire will be such a luxury.

    • @benediktmorak4409
      @benediktmorak4409 Před 11 měsíci +4

      but you want fast Internet, a mega mall with Casino, movie houses and shopping nearby,,Yo uwant streets and roads so you can drive your SUV right next to your tent. and your toilet will be a port a loo? or a hole in the ground? and to wipe your back a pice of big leave botanic? that hopefully is not poisonous...

    • @bamh1re318
      @bamh1re318 Před 11 měsíci

      @@benediktmorak4409 massive community and fast communication are often contradictory.

  • @johnkeviljr9625
    @johnkeviljr9625 Před 11 měsíci +13

    This nothing but a commercial for Dubai. Misleading title.

  • @jantschierschky3461
    @jantschierschky3461 Před 11 měsíci +28

    Those islands have failed, more have been already cancelled. Other issues are stagnant water, sinking, erosion etc land is not selling you name it

    • @user-yg1cs3ov9y
      @user-yg1cs3ov9y Před 3 měsíci

      They have not failed, the pandemic caused the economy of the world to come to a crawl but it won't stop the islands from being developed. Recently there are announcements on the continuation of the islands. Usually the ones saying negative things about the development of the islands tend to be idiots from the west who are either looney tree huggers or islamophobic racists.

  • @decadance1980
    @decadance1980 Před rokem +12

    imagine how Dubai would look like if there were no Oil and Gas found? 😂

  • @butchkaminsky9470
    @butchkaminsky9470 Před 11 měsíci +15

    No sewer system ! Great plan! Raising seas! Lots of money, no long term ideas!

    • @abid6053
      @abid6053 Před 10 měsíci +1

      keep crying 😪

  • @afam58
    @afam58 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Jimi Hendrix said castles made of sand fallin the sea eventually

  • @pinkmandymoo
    @pinkmandymoo Před rokem +11

    They could have built them inland and been so beautiful too

    • @jackwatsonepic626
      @jackwatsonepic626 Před 4 měsíci +1

      And there is people out there who can't afford a tin of beans in their cupboard. 🇬🇧

  • @magnetospin
    @magnetospin Před 9 měsíci +4

    So what is the real reason it failed? I didn't hear it. The whole video seem to be nothing but excuses of why it's not a failure.

  • @DX88
    @DX88 Před 9 měsíci +3

    They should ask the Dutch for advice. They literally build half a country where there was once only water. And nothing is sinking.

  • @bradenkun
    @bradenkun Před 9 měsíci +6

    Well, they’ve resumed palm jebel Ali construction and re-planned the palm deira to be some other type of island. So maybe there’s still hope. Still wasteful, drought with challenges of erosion and other degradation, environmentally unfriendly and financially reckless.
    I think the worst idea is the “world” islands. They look rather unsightly and require plumbing, electrical and other infrastructure to be installed by the purchaser. This is a huge deterrent I would imagine lol

  • @krisgonynor689
    @krisgonynor689 Před rokem +18

    I think one of the biggest issues with further development of those new islands is the fact that there is only a limited number of multi-millionaires and billionaires in the world who could afford to live there or buy or build a mansion or estate home there. They should have included work force housing on site, both as a way to reduce road traffic, and to diversify the local population. The other factor is that, for a lot of European and North American travelers or people wealthy enough to live there, Islamic rules and laws, which the local population grew up with and live by, and not going to attract that many people. Limited or no alcohol? Limited rights for women and the LGBTQIA+ communities? That is going to be a problem for a lot of people from the west, or Asia.
    Not to mention that living there in the summer months would be uncomfortable at best - most foreigners live in more comfortable climates. While some do like the desert heat, most don't. Add in dust storms and the constant threat of sun burns causing skin cancer, and it's really only a place for people to enjoy during the cooler months of the year.

    • @thetrollslayer3716
      @thetrollslayer3716 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Limited rights for women. Like what? Right to strip and become side chicks?

    • @TomJacksonDXB
      @TomJacksonDXB Před 9 měsíci

      Sounds like you have never visited Dubai :)

    • @krisgonynor689
      @krisgonynor689 Před 9 měsíci

      @@TomJacksonDXB No, I'm not wealthy enough to travel there. I really would love to, as I love architecture and would love to see all the amazing buildings they have built.
      In 50 years, it will be the "Venice" of the Middle east, after it's all underwater, due to climate change.

    • @mintjuleptea
      @mintjuleptea Před 2 měsíci

      @@thetrollslayer3716 no if if you get S%$xually Assaulted you are blamed. If someone rapes you - you go to prison as a female.

  • @nalo1728
    @nalo1728 Před rokem +5

    the moment this country lost its reserves would be a show to watch 🍿.

    • @gonxhunter1941
      @gonxhunter1941 Před 10 měsíci

      Dubai stopped depending on oil long ago you ignorant. They don't even have that much now.

  • @ajons190
    @ajons190 Před rokem +6

    Well, this channel is allegedly based in the UAE - so get out of the office, travel to the islands and you'll find that most days they stink. They were designed forgetting that stagnant water is not a nice neighbor, and boy, do those islands create a lot of stagnant water.

  • @saimz7402
    @saimz7402 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Clickbait title.

  • @opathe2nd973
    @opathe2nd973 Před rokem +2

    Next time you buy gasoline, think about this!

  • @larrydemonte2218
    @larrydemonte2218 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Stagnant water

  • @theunchosenone4610
    @theunchosenone4610 Před rokem +7

    this was bizarr, this whole channel is bizarr. is this like a state sponsored channel?

  • @joeschmoe5583
    @joeschmoe5583 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Organic development vs inorganic. This is what plagues those developing country governments who want rapid development - including China - you can't force it into being - it will always turn people off.

  • @evelimdelacruzalejandrotal7959

    I've been in Dubai several times.There are big space inland in Dubai..That can be developed very good instead of this artificial with now is slowly sinking..The tourist is back less

  • @yosef6664
    @yosef6664 Před 9 měsíci +2

    2008 is an excuse for investors who got ripped off. All of the islands will sink, and they know it. What is worse is that the climate sucks at the Tropic of Cancer in the desert, not to mention they will run out of water before oil.

  • @cmwHisArtist
    @cmwHisArtist Před měsícem

    How did the islands do during the big rain last month? I can’t find any info.

  • @Rajesh_Singh301
    @Rajesh_Singh301 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Lol it stinks because water doesn't move in and out with the tides.

  • @MH-fb5kr
    @MH-fb5kr Před rokem +1

    SUPPLY & DEMAND… pretty simple.

  • @mirkolutzau6481
    @mirkolutzau6481 Před rokem +1

    Looks as repeating as workers settlements in 19th century Manchester😢

  • @ronbahey1541
    @ronbahey1541 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Except the project hasn't failed. Anyone here can easily search it up. Claiming that the properties are mostly empty is simply not true.

  • @jessiejames2155
    @jessiejames2155 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Next time, mix the sand, with concrete ...

  • @haroldbridges515
    @haroldbridges515 Před rokem +6

    A remarkable video that discusses massive sea-level construction projects without once mentioning rising levels due to climate change, but he assures us that these will be engineering marvels of the future.

  • @solangemooney1107
    @solangemooney1107 Před měsícem

    Magnificently huge money pits....

  • @jessiejames2155
    @jessiejames2155 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Remember Atlantis was a man made city too..and was swept over by a massive wave . And gone forevermore ...😳

  • @powerhouseinco9664
    @powerhouseinco9664 Před rokem +3

    whatever will they do when a tsunami comes?

  • @masterindisguises
    @masterindisguises Před rokem +1

    You was saying?

  • @victoriab2168
    @victoriab2168 Před 8 měsíci

    Palm Jumeriah is not 100% completed . Palm Deria has been cancelled. palm Jebel Ali has just been relaunched in September 2023.

  • @cuzcohusky3533
    @cuzcohusky3533 Před rokem

    I lived there 😊

  • @TheNader99
    @TheNader99 Před rokem +1

    Its called persian gulf and not arabian gulf. For the channel like this , please do your research and read history

  • @Chip_in
    @Chip_in Před 11 měsíci

    Dubai that's gangsta as ⛳

  • @davesmith7156
    @davesmith7156 Před rokem +5

    I love Dubai such a cool place there's really no where like it

    • @donbrashsux
      @donbrashsux Před 11 měsíci +2

      Thank God there’s not

    • @gonxhunter1941
      @gonxhunter1941 Před 10 měsíci

      @@donbrashsux Jealous af 😂
      You westerners don't know how to take the L. Whenever something in the world is better than what you have you instantly hate on it. It's truly incredible.

    • @godofgamers3884
      @godofgamers3884 Před 9 měsíci

      @@gonxhunter1941 "westerners". don't understand what nationalism has to do with this. Dubai is an objectively terrible place, it exploits indian and african immigirants, the buildings look nice but the layout and infrastructure is terrible. Just alot of overall corruption.

  • @alig1789
    @alig1789 Před 22 dny

    Its persian gulf

  • @marioxerxescastelancastro8019
    @marioxerxescastelancastro8019 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Thumbs down for English units.

    • @paulhollier6382
      @paulhollier6382 Před 10 měsíci +1

      I wish the world would pick a lane - and I hope the lane is metric. I live in the U.S., and I have lived all my life with English units of measure; and, while I hate the idea of changing over, I hate having to divide / multiply by 8, 12, 16, and other "odd duck" integer numbers when scaling up or down. In metric, you just move a decimal point. Plus, English measurements all owe their basics to some arbitrary standard, like the "foot", usually after lengthy haggling & arguing about it for a few centuries. At least the metric system is based on an objective, common sense, and universal reality, not some compromise hammered out by decades (or, in some cases, centuries) of trial & error.

  • @TheImpossibleBuild
    @TheImpossibleBuild  Před rokem +2

    Does any city build things cooler than Dubai?

    • @knightara
      @knightara Před rokem +1

      NEOM

    • @decadance1980
      @decadance1980 Před rokem +3

      does any country was faster build by slaves as Dubai?

    • @stennordenmalm9900
      @stennordenmalm9900 Před rokem +4

      I live in Sweden and tbh every city here are more beautiful and interesting than Debai

  • @SuperMika70
    @SuperMika70 Před 2 měsíci

    😢

  • @TellURide447
    @TellURide447 Před měsícem

    Why did Dubai build islands that cost 10s of billions of dollars? Because they can. And they have so much money that nothing excites them so they’re super bored and miserable. Dubai is everything wrong with the world.

  • @needmoreramsay
    @needmoreramsay Před 10 měsíci +1

    Why are so many channels using AI or computer narration ?? It greatly reduces the credibility and enjoyment of the videos !! Can you not find someone with a decent voice and good reading and comprehension ? This monotone and emotionless droning on makes me switch it off.

  • @rhombifer566
    @rhombifer566 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I was just there yesterday and it sure didn't look like it failed me

  • @renatoroldansogueco8340
    @renatoroldansogueco8340 Před rokem +1

    😀 !

  • @josephebrahmian1256
    @josephebrahmian1256 Před 9 měsíci

    Arabian Gulf??? I believe the official and real name is Persian Gulf.

  • @stephenu2352
    @stephenu2352 Před rokem

    'promosm'

  • @jyoteeyiyer6402
    @jyoteeyiyer6402 Před 4 měsíci

    Fake is fake ..will not last
    Natural made by God will last like Indian peninsula 😊

    • @wooster1173
      @wooster1173 Před měsícem

      Nope, the earth has changed a lot if you look at it on a billion year time scale.

  • @antwainebarkley9765
    @antwainebarkley9765 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Dubians😂😂😂😂..... They are emaratis not dubians

  • @jnenet1
    @jnenet1 Před 6 měsíci

    It contains stupid content. The Emirate of Dubai does not contain long beaches. It also does not contain oil like Abu Dhabi. Each emirate is considered independent.

  • @zaroun2000
    @zaroun2000 Před 13 dny

    Stupd misleading report..

  • @kabariya
    @kabariya Před rokem

    Thanks to king Shaikh Mohammad he has guts to build this kind of structures which is impossible in this country but Allah will he is doing it alhumdulilah meri duaa hai Allah se Allah Shaikh Mohammad nad his entire family and his entire team ko sehat aur afiyat ata kare meen .