http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009...-city-tour.php
While some of the plans for new ecological cities elsewhere in the world have faltered of late, work on Abu Dhabi's Masdar City is already underway and plowing ahead at full speed. A small army of workers and heavy equipment currently inhabit the 6.5 square kilometer site, surrounded by a temporary fence where the city’s perimeter walls will eventually rise.
A throng of journalists set out from the Abu Dhabi Sheraton this Sunday to get a sneak peek at what will eventually be the world’s first modern ecological city. The tour, part of this week’s World Future Energy Summit, was organized by Masdar, the corporate entity that is building the project, with the goal of giving the world an early look at its flagship project.