Sustainability and the City

• What is Masdar City ?
• About Masdar
• Sustainability and the City
  • Planning and Design
  • Energy Management
  • Water Management
  • Waste Management
  • Transportation
  • Supply Chain
• Frequently Asked Questions

Successfully incorporating sustainable urban planning and development into how cities and towns around the world operate is a crucial part of the global response to climate change and to improving energy security.

This is because more than half the world’s population now lives in cities, a percentage that is expected to rise to 70% by 2030, and because cities today are responsible for over 70% of global CO₂ emissions.

But, only if sustainability is economically feasible will enough communities be able to implement the technologies and systems, and do so on a big enough scale to achieve meaningful progress in this realm.

That’s why Masdar City is not only committed to building one of the most sustainable cities in the world, and one that is an attractive place to live, but also to achieving this in a commercially viable manner.

From our experience planning, designing, developing and operating a sustainable city, achieved by deploying the latest commercially viable technologies, and integrating them in systems that deliver further cost and resource savings – we know how to deliver sustainability in a way that makes sense financially.

Creating any sustainable urban development or re-development requires a unique focus across all areas of design, development and operation. Five of the most important are: planning and design, power, water, transport and supply chain.