What is The Line, the 170km-long mirrored metropolis Saudi Arabia is building in the desert?

  • Written by: Andrew Allan, Senior Lecturer in Transport, Urban and Regional Planning, University of South Australia
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As climate change rapidly advances, many Middle Eastern states are aiming to make the transition from carbon-based economies to alternatives that attract people from around the world – for tourism, business, work or to live.

One such example is a development known as NEOM, to be built in Saudi Arabia.

A key part of the plan is...

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