The Real Reason Dubai’s Palm Islands Failed 

looking at tall buildings and lines of constructions gives me headache. I prefer natural beauties, like forest, lakes, rocks & mountains etc. A tent with camp fire will be such a luxury.

So what is the real reason it failed? I didn't hear it. The whole video seem to be nothing but excuses of why it's not a failure.

This nothing but a commercial for Dubai. Misleading title.

Those islands have failed, more have been already cancelled. Other issues are stagnant water, sinking, erosion etc land is not selling you name it

I think one of the biggest issues with further development of those new islands is the fact that there is only a limited number of multi-millionaires and billionaires in the world who could afford to live there or buy or build a mansion or estate home there. They should have included work force housing on site, both as a way to reduce road traffic, and to diversify the local population. The other factor is that, for a lot of European and North American travelers or people wealthy enough to live there, Islamic rules and laws, which the local population grew up with and live by, and not going to attract that many people. Limited or no alcohol? Limited rights for women and the LGBTQIA+ communities? That is going to be a problem for a lot of people from the west, or Asia. Not to mention that living there in the summer months would be uncomfortable at best - most foreigners live in more comfortable climates. While some do like the desert heat, most don't. Add in dust storms and the constant threat of sun burns causing skin cancer, and it's really only a place for people to enjoy during the cooler months of the year.

They should ask the Dutch for advice. They literally build half a country where there was once only water. And nothing is sinking.

Jimi Hendrix said castles made of sand fallin the sea eventually

They could have built them inland and been so beautiful too

imagine how Dubai would look like if there were no Oil and Gas found? 😂

No sewer system ! Great plan! Raising seas! Lots of money, no long term ideas!

Well, they’ve resumed palm jebel Ali construction and re-planned the palm deira to be some other type of island. So maybe there’s still hope. Still wasteful, drought with challenges of erosion and other degradation, environmentally unfriendly and financially reckless. I think the worst idea is the “world” islands. They look rather unsightly and require plumbing, electrical and other infrastructure to be installed by the purchaser. This is a huge deterrent I would imagine lol

the moment this country lost its reserves would be a show to watch 🍿.

this was bizarr, this whole channel is bizarr. is this like a state sponsored channel?

Well, this channel is allegedly based in the UAE - so get out of the office, travel to the islands and you'll find that most days they stink. They were designed forgetting that stagnant water is not a nice neighbor, and boy, do those islands create a lot of stagnant water.

Except the project hasn't failed. Anyone here can easily search it up. Claiming that the properties are mostly empty is simply not true.

I've been in Dubai several times.There are big space inland in Dubai..That can be developed very good instead of this artificial with now is slowly sinking..The tourist is back less

A remarkable video that discusses massive sea-level construction projects without once mentioning rising levels due to climate change, but he assures us that these will be engineering marvels of the future.

Stagnant water

Next time you buy gasoline, think about this!

Organic development vs inorganic. This is what plagues those developing country governments who want rapid development - including China - you can't force it into being - it will always turn people off.

I don't understand the video. The first Palm was a huge success and the second one is being developed

2008 is an excuse for investors who got ripped off. All of the islands will sink, and they know it. What is worse is that the climate sucks at the Tropic of Cancer in the desert, not to mention they will run out of water before oil.

Remember Atlantis was a man made city too..and was swept over by a massive wave . And gone forevermore ...😳

Lol it stinks because water doesn't move in and out with the tides.

Thumbs down for English units.

Next time, mix the sand, with concrete ...

SUPPLY & DEMAND… pretty simple.

whatever will they do when a tsunami comes?

Looks as repeating as workers settlements in 19th century Manchester😢

Its called persian gulf and not arabian gulf. For the channel like this , please do your research and read history

How did the islands do during the big rain last month? I can’t find any info.

You was saying?

I was just there yesterday and it sure didn't look like it failed me

Palm Jumeriah is not 100% completed . Palm Deria has been cancelled. palm Jebel Ali has just been relaunched in September 2023.

Why are so many channels using AI or computer narration ?? It greatly reduces the credibility and enjoyment of the videos !! Can you not find someone with a decent voice and good reading and comprehension ? This monotone and emotionless droning on makes me switch it off.

Does any city build things cooler than Dubai?

I love Dubai such a cool place there's really no where like it

Dubians😂😂😂😂..... They are emaratis not dubians

I wonder if this site is at least partly 'embedded' - i.e. contracted to say only positives? Others show more doubt: e.g. int'l tourism push when women, LGBetc would face restrictions & stern prejudice.

Its persian gulf

Dubai that's gangsta as ⛳

Fake is fake ..will not last Natural made by God will last like Indian peninsula 😊

It contains stupid content. The Emirate of Dubai does not contain long beaches. It also does not contain oil like Abu Dhabi. Each emirate is considered independent.

Arabian Gulf??? I believe the official and real name is Persian Gulf.

Stupd misleading report..

Much Ado About Nothing

😢

'promosm'

😀 !

It's Persian gulf. It shows your lack of knowledge and superficial analysis.

Thanks to king Shaikh Mohammad he has guts to build this kind of structures which is impossible in this country but Allah will he is doing it alhumdulilah meri duaa hai Allah se Allah Shaikh Mohammad nad his entire family and his entire team ko sehat aur afiyat ata kare meen .

Clickbait title.

Souless and without purpose. If you want to see ultramodern cities with culture and purpose, visit Shanghai or Singapore. Those are real cities.

Why did Dubai build islands that cost 10s of billions of dollars? Because they can. And they have so much money that nothing excites them so they’re super bored and miserable. Dubai is everything wrong with the world.

Magnificently huge money pits....

I lived there 😊