Suchergebnisse

Abu Dhabi is one of the fastest developed cities in the region. On top of all the current and future environmental challenges, Abu Dhabi aims to be among the top governments in the world in sustainable development. Abu Dhabi plans to create an attractive, livable and sustainable managed urban environment in which all necessary services and infrastructure are provided in a sustainable and timely manner. Abu Dhabi is engaged in a difficult challenge to develop credible environmental indicators that would assess the ambitious environmental targets. The aim of those indicators is to provide reliable guidance to decision makers and the public concerning key factors that determine the state of urban environment and identify major areas for policy intervention. In order to ensure sustainable development in UAE in general, and of Abu Dhabi City in particular, relevant and contextual environmental indicators need to be carefully considered. These indicators provide a gauge at a national government scale of how close countries are to establish environmental policy goals. The environment indicators assist city decision-making in such areas as identification of significant environmental aspects and observation of environmental performance trends. Those can help to find ways of reducing environmental pollution and in improving eco-efficiency. This paper outlines recent strategies implemented in Abu Dhabi that aims to improve the sustainable performance of the city-s built environment. The paper explores the variety of current and possible indicators at different levels and their roles in the development of the city.

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Abstract
Die Funktion von Museen hat sich in den letzten Jahren radikal gewandelt. Das Museum ist keine exklusiv alteuropäisch-bürgerliche Institution mehr. Dies machen der Bauboom und die Filialisierung der westlichen Großmuseen im arabischen Raum unverkennbar deutlich. Am Beispiel des Louvre in Abu Dhabi und des Teshima Art Museum in Japan diskutiert der Beitrag die aktuellen Umbrüche des Museumsdispositivs. Er beleuchtet anhand dieser beiden sehr verschieden gelagerten Projekte, welche neuen Optionen sich ergeben, wenn sich Museen nicht mehr von einer bürgerlich-aufklärerischen Bestimmung leiten lassen.