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This book explores Dubai's history from its beginnings as a small fishing village to its place on the world stage today, using historical narratives, travel descriptions, novels and fictional accounts by local writers to bring color to the history of the city's urban development. With case studies and surveys the author explores the economic and political forces driving Dubai's urban growth, its changing urbanity and its place within the global city network.

The article sheds limelight on one of the more important business families in Dubai, the Al Naboodahs. This revises and corrects some of the statements in Michael Field's book The Merchants. As is shown the Al Naboodahs do not only have strong links with the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, the Federal National Council as well as the National Bank of Dubai, but their business connections also extend throughout the Emirates and beyond to Riyadh and Sanaa. (DÜI-Asd)

«Dubaï Street», principale rue commerçante de Zanzibar, symbolise la pérennité historique des relations arabo-africaines. Les flux de biens et de personnes, fondés sur les réseaux familiaux, alimentent une économie parallèle qui échappe largement aux pouvoirs publics. Ceux-ci s'efforcent de contrôler les dynamiques socioculturelles, voire les turbulences politiques qui en résultent.

Dubai is one of the finest lands for business.UAE government welcomes all kinds of investors to this dreamland and their economical policies are friendly with the foreign investors. If you are looking for starting a business in Dubai you should aware of many things. First, You need to have an idea of the business you are going to do. After setting up a decision on that learn about the jurisdiction. The UAE market is divided into three economic zones, Mainland, Free zone and Offshore. Each jurisdiction has its own laws and policies on the businesses. Select an appropriate jurisdiction based on your Business. When beginning a business in the UAE, deciding on a legal structure for your firm is crucial. It establishes the tone and structure for dealing with gains and losses and how your resources and assets are organised. Decide the company structure in the early stage of planning. A trade name must be approved by the UAE Department of Economic Development (DED) before the process of establishing your business in the UAE can start. Company name and business activities are approved in this stage. You can apply for the trade license in Dubai after approval. There are four types of trade licenses in the UAE. They are commercial license, Professional License, Industrial License and tourism License. The licensing structures are different in different Zones.

Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is a dynamic process in which a coordinated strategy is developed and implemented for the allocation of environmental, socio-cultural, and institutional resources to achieve the conservation and sustainable multiple use of the coastal zone. The present study titled "Coastal Zone Management in Dubai with reference to ecological characterization" is an effort to consider critical water quality and ecological issues in the current and future coastal zone of Dubai Creek. The work included water quality, ecology and numerical modeling for predicting future conditions. This study is utmost significant due to management of critical coastal environmental issues (fish mortality, bad odour, unaesthetic view, algal bloom etc.) in Dubai Creek besides protection of internationally recognized bird sanctuary (Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary) and sustainable multibillion dollar of property developments as an extension of Dubai Creek. Comprehensive attempt made to collect primary data on water quality and ecology during 2005 and 2006 from specific monitoring stations spreading along Dubai Creek. The pragmatic results in Dubai Creek are alarming; the upper region is susceptible to high organic pollution which exhibits 3-122 folds high nutrients levels while biodiversity in the same region at the seabed is almost died and non-existing. The current assessment suggests a policy for the ICZM and an "Immediate Action Plan" for the beneficial and sustainable development of Dubai Creek. The study recommends the following mitigation as a tool for the management strategies of Dubai Creek lagoon: Dredging in the lagoon of Dubai Creek. -- Tertiary treatment of wastewater from Awir STP prior to discharge into the Creek or divert the discharge from the lagoon of Dubai Creek. -- A new Government Decree for the water quality thresholds in Dubai Creek.

Auf der 28. UN-Weltklimakonferenz waren 197 Staaten vertreten. Die Delegierten einigten sich auf u.a. auf die Abkehr von fossilen Brennstoffen.