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Introduction
TheEm
irateofAbu
Dhabi,inthe
UAEisconstructing
agreen–field
publictransportation
infrastructureto
connectAbu
DhabiMetropolitan
regionwith
theneighboring
regionsof
AlAin
andAl
Gharbia.The
economywas
projectedto
growfour-fold
by2030
alongwith
treblingof
populationwhich
would
exponentiallyincrease
transportationdem
and.
AbuDhabi’s
existingtransportation
systemis
completely
road-basedwith
privatecars
andcontract
busesoccupying
thehighest
shaream
ongtransportation
modes.
Theconcept
ofpublic
transportationis
ill-developedwith
busesbeing
theonly
publictransportation
mode,
andrailw
aytransportation
isinexistent.
Theexpected
increasein
businessactivity
becauseof
transitionfrom
oil-basedeconom
yto
service-basedeconom
yincreases
thevalue
oftim
eand
demands
more
efficienttransportation.
Thecurrent
roadnetw
orkis
incapableof
servingthe
estimated
transportationdem
andin
2030.While
sporadicdistribution
ofpopulation
presentsunique
challengesto
high-speedinter-regional
transportation,the
monarchist
natureof
thegovernm
entsim
plifiesinstitutional
challenges.The
desertenvironm
entcreates
technicalchallenges
andsandstorm
scause
servicedisruptions.
ApplicationofCLIOSProcesstotheEm
irateofAbuDhabi’sTransportationSystem
RakeshSridhar–S.M
.(TechnologyandPolicy)JosephSussm
an,JREastProfessorofCivil&Environm
entalEngineeringandEngineeringSystems,Em
eritus
GoalsandPlansBundlesofStrategicAlternatives
ScenarioPlanning