Masdar City

Nick Aster takes a ride on the world's first fully operational trackless "Personal Rapid Transit" system.

Sarah Goodyear of Grist thinks Masdar, Songdu City and other smart mega-projects are fascinating, but, she says, what about fixing the cities we already have instead?

Kiran Stacy looks at some of the challenges facing what is intended to be the world's first carbon-neutral city.

The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology is the first building to be completed in this ambitious, carbon-neutral city in Abu Dhabi. Thomas Lane of Building takes a tour.

Warren Karlenzig looks for the best examples of sustainable developments in Asia to serve as examples for the growing region.

WBUR's On Point takes an hour-long look at plans for Masdar City, the zero-waste, carbon-neutral city under construction in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi is looking to develop itself into a new global arts hub, and an incubator of green technology. This piece takes a tour of two ambitious projects seeking to reform the oil-rich emirate.

Masdar City, the elaborate and ambitious planned green development in Abu Dhabi, is slowing coming into shape. This piece from Technology Review looks at how the city's development could inform the future of citybuilding.

This piece from Scientific American looks at plans for three "eco-cities".

This segment from NPR looks at plans for the carbon-neutral Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.

Five prominent ecocity experts weigh in on the Masdar City project in Abu Dhabi.