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Why Saudi Arabia Needs Construction of The Line Megacity Skyscraper Neom
Saudi Arabia's Prince Muhammad bin Salman is in power. The country has announced many projects involving new luxurious cities and skyscrapers meant to outclass Burj Khalifa. Saudi Arabia is currently trying to implement what they dub Vision 2030, as a roadmap for sustainable development and economic growth by the next decade. For the Kingdom's long-term economic success, the Saudi Arabian Vision of 2030 includes several objectives and reform strategies, such as reducing subsidies, establishing a sovereign wealth fund, allowing private investment in Saudi Aramco through a partial IPO, and reforming several sectors, including tourism and defence. The vision is based on three central tenets: a flourishing economy, a dynamic society, and an ambitious nation. Saudi Arabia diversifying the country's economy by continuing to privatize state-owned assets.
Quite in cahoots with this vision and mind-blowing is the Saudi Arabian government’s latest announcement of building a 170 km long skyscraper city under the Neom project. Dubbed “The Line”, it is a rebuilt urban development connecting the Red Sea coast to the mountains and upper valleys of northwest Saudi Arabia. It was unveiled by crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. The 200-meter-wide compact structure is both an economic and social experiment. The city will run entirely on renewable energy, including the operations of its industries, and seeks to be carbon neutral by eliminating carbon-intensive infrastructures like vehicles and highways. The 3D renders of the project show two parallel structures resembling walls enclosing a space between them. The Line's outside will be covered in a mirror façade, giving it a distinctive look and, in the opinion of its designers, a more subdued integration into the surrounding environment. Buildings, layers of public parks, pedestrian zones, schools, houses, and workplaces will all be able to fit inside. The idea's developers refer to it as "Zero Gravity Urbanism." This construction would rise 500 meters above sea level, ranking as the 12th highest and by far the longest skyscraper in the world.
The Line will have a 34 square kilometre area yet be able to house 9 million people. Reducing the footprint also means reducing the infrastructure that supports it. A high-speed train will also run the whole length of the megastructure to guarantee 20-minute end-to-end transportation. The project, including Trojena, a mountain resort and Oxagon, a rebuilt manufacturing city, and Neom's two primary subsidiaries, was first revealed last year. These initiatives are a component of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 strategy, which we previously discussed as a way to move from an oil-based economy to one based on information. Considering the fact that, Saudi Arabia is facing a population boom and a large percentage of young people looking for employment, MBS claimed that Neom could generate up to 380,000 jobs. Saudi projections are for the kingdom to have a population of as many as 50 million by 2030, Saudi Arabia’s current population is just under 35 million.
MBS added that he wants Saudi Arabia to have its version of the pyramids. Two mirror-encased skyscrapers do sound like a grandiose science fiction fantasy. In other words, analysts, architects, and economists are unsure. Even the people who were working on Saudi Arabia's ambitious ambition to build an urban utopia, known as the Line, are still determining whether the project's magnitude will ever be realized. According to the Saudis, the 500-meter-high, 200-meter-wide building, a car-free, carbon-neutral bubble that will claim nearly 100% sustainability and a moderate, controlled microclimate, will use artificial intelligence at its core.
However, environmentalists have also expressed scepticism about the kingdom's environmental commitments, such as a promise to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2060. The construction of this project will amount to a mammoth carbon footprint, way more than a typical mid-sized city produces in years. Workforce and expertise are other undealt issues. Experts believe this even if this project ever starts construction. It would look way different to what was depicted in the 3D renders. Boasting a poor reputation for completing announced projects, this project of the Saudi Arabian government is highly likely to go down the drain without any developments. Relocating people is another major challenge the Saudi government will face if they decide to work on this project. Knowing so many hurdles, why would MBS announce such a project?
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