| Dubai has rapidly risen through the ranks
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| | behind it under real threat from the
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| to become one of the world's top tourist
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| | coastal erosion. As well as the groynes,
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| destinations thanks to a number of
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| | sand is being deposited by engineers as
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| diverse factors, not least of which
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| | quickly as it is being washed away by the
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| includes a recent and sustained period of
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| | seas with over 500,000 cubic metres
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| heavy investment in the construction of
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| | poured on existing beaches by the coastal
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| residential, holiday and commercial
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| | management department.
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| properties in the Emirate.
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| | The Dubai coastal zone stretches from the
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| As well as the intensive building
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| | Abu Dhabi border in the south to the
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| programme, Dubai has also invested
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| | Emirate of Sharjah in the north, passing
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| heavily in ensuring that the
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| | through the City of Dubai, and it is this
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| infrastructure is in place to match their
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| | entire stretch of approximately 70
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| lofty construction ambitions. The
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| | kilometres that is under observation by
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| government's strategic approach ensures
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| | the engineers. But, as they point out the
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| that they never take their eye off the
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| | erosion is nothing new, it has always
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| ball and pay attention to every detail;
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| | affected the Dubai coast. However, due to
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| nothing is overlooked and that includes
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| | the massive programme of construction
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| the beaches.
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| | that has seen many new properties being
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| Dubai's beaches and parks offer a diverse
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| | built close to the sea, it is now
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| range of recreational and leisure
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| | becoming a threat to those hotels, houses
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| activities, and prove a big draw for the
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| | and holiday homes.
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| millions of tourists that visit every
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| | Indeed, another concern of the engineers
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| year. However, coastal erosion is a real
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| | is that the building of the mega projects
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| problem in Dubai as the sea is eating
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| | off the coast of Dubai, such as The
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| away almost 50 metres of beach every two
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| | World, are actually increasing the effect
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| years, according to figures collected by
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| | of the onshore erosion. They are calling
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| engineers at the Coastal Management
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| | for any development, whether it is a
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| Section of Dubai Municipality. This has
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| | one-off new luxury beach hotel in Dubai
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| prompted the development of a new mission
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| | or a mega project built off-shore to be
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| to protect the Persian Gulf shore and the
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| | assessed for its likely impact on the
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| subsequent buildings behind it by the
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| | region's beaches. As they point out, the
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| specialist government department.
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| | beaches are one of the major reasons why
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| Five-tonne bags of sand have been
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| | millions of tourists are flocking to the
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| strategically positioned 100 metres from
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| | region in the first place, so they should
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| the shore in a protective arc known as a
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| | ensure that further development does not
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| groyne to prevent the destruction of the
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| | affect them too adversely.
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| Umm Suqeim beach, which has many houses
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