Globalization: case study of Dubai

Dubai as one of the most famous and well developed city in the world, the way they developed however is not in way of sustainable. Comparing to the average development in the area where Dubai is, the government of United Arab Emirate put too much resources on this city. Within the huge restoration of oil, the government are able to have enough economic support to build a city like that. However, as all known, oil as a resources that is not renewable, it will eventually run out one day. At that time, will the government of  United Arab Emirate still have the ability to keep afford a city like Dubai? In order to find out this question, it requires further investigation of  Dubai's development history. 

• As the picture showing above, in 1990s Dubai was still poorly developed within all the dessert covering around. However, in just thirteen years, it changes dramatically from a place that can't even call as a town to a huge modernized city. Obviously, in order to achieve change like Dubai, it requires gigantic amount of resources and economic support. 
  
• as the line graph reveals, in the past 3 decades, the total consumption of oil has been rising in a high speed since the society has been developed much more bigger. Even after 1980 there is a period that the consumption experienced a small decline, but it quickly recovers to the climbing rate. Furthermore, as the prediction portrays, the consumption in the future will grow even faster. In this case, the oil reserve of the world will also be consumed in a high speed. Therefore, if one day the oil reserve in United Arab Emirate runs out, it probably will bring Dubai a huge impact, since oil reserve is what the city and even the country relies on.
  
• Here is a example of Burj Khalifa which is one of the most famous tower in Dubai. Noticeably, the whole building project cost Dubai 51.1 billion dollar.  In fact, as being a city Dubai has already over developed, in this case, the government is still putting a huge portion of their budget on the city development in Dubai. It cause UAE's all cities except Dubai are heavily underdeveloped. With that huge income from oil, the government of  UAE should spend more on other city instead of wasting all these budget on a city that is over developed. Even worth,the electricity cost in Dubai is becoming a huge burden for the UAE government. In case to support the electricity in Dubai, even the capital city Abu Dhabi need to shut down their electricity in order to save more for Dubai.

the video above shows the another question of Dubai's development. As being a city located in the desert, all water consumption become a huge portion of government's budget. however, in Dubai, in order to attract more visitors and build a better reputation, the water use in Dubai can be called as a waste comparing to all other city in UAE. For example. the Dubai fountain as being the largest water fountain in the world it can spray 22,000 gallons (83,000 liters) water into the sky at anytime.   

Therefore, within all these development in Dubai, it doesn't consider about the problems of sustainability. within one day, when all oil reserve in UAE is gone, the government of  UAE won't be able to afford this city. In fact, due to Dubai, UAE government is already being putted a heavy burden on their shoulders. In order to develop in a sustainable pattern, Dubai may need to take off its "fancy out cover" and consider more about the future.