Presented By:

Divam Goel

Palm Islands Dubai

DUBAIDubai is city and Emirate in UAE. Dubai is the Second Largest Emirate with an Urban Area of 3885 sq km.

Palm Islands are artificial islands in Dubai, U.A.E.

Palm Islands are located off the coast of UAE in Persian Gulf and will add 520kilometers of beaches to the city of Dubai.

Palm Islands are ; Palm Jebel Ali, Palm Jumeirah and Palm Diera.

PALM ISLANDS

How to Reach?There is Railing

facility called Mono railing.

It has used the HITACHI

MONORAIL technology.

It is connected to the main land by a 300 meter bridge.

One of the man-made Islands covering area of 7million sq.mt and extending 6.5 km into Arabian Gulf.

The Island is surrounded by a 12 kilometer long crescent shaped breakwater built with over 7 million tons of rock and sand and extend five kilometers

50 Luxury Hotels, 2500 Exclusive Residential Villas, 2400 Shoreline and Cinemas.

PALM JUMEIRAH

Dubai based Emirates Nortech conducts survey to test shape and volume both above and below the projected high and low waterlines.

Dubai based Sorgreath Gulf created a 3D physical scale model of the crescent to perform exhaustive tests in laboratory using a 12m random wave generator.

PRE-CONSTRUCTION TESTS

The sand- over 90million cubic meters of it was dredged from the sea- not removed from Dubai’s inland deserts.

LAND RECLAMATION

Construction started: June 2001Location: Off the Coast DubaiCompletion: First phase 2006Project Cost: Exceeds US$ 12.3 BillionApprox. 40,000 workersArea: 5kmClient: Nakheel- Master developerConcept Design: Helman Hurley Charvat

Peacock

CONSTRUCTION DATA

PALM FRONDSOn the Palm Fronds there are two types of Villas ; “Garden Homes” which are small and “ Signature Villas” which are 7bedroom villas.

Environmental Concerns

Rising Sea Level

ECOLOGICAL ISSUES

Extended delays to the completion of the project.

After launching the project, Increase in number of residential units on the island.

Miscalculating the actual cost of construction.

Doubts about the quality of the construction.Environmental impact.

CONTROVERSY

Tax Advantages

Legal Process

Government Support

WHY PALM JUMEIRAH????

Developing at a crazy pace averaging around 10% economic growth per year.

Dubai has grasped the attention of the whole world due to its flourishing tourism and freehold property sectors.

The economic scenario has grown dramatically in the short span of under a decade and the UAE has proved to the world to be a perfect business hub.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT