| Not far from Dubai and Abu Dhabi — metropolises well-known for their extravagant, boundary-pushing skyscrapers — Muscat, Oman, is seeking a different form of urbanism: The sprawling coastal city is considering a master plan that will make it more compact, with more mid-rises than high-rises, and with a greater place for nature. With proposals for denser development and to expand the city's limited public transit system, the plan aims to help the city — located on a narrow strip of land between the mountains and the sea — adapt by 2040 to challenges including a fast-growing population, an economy diversifying beyond oil and climate change. Read more from Feargus O'Sullivan today on CityLab: Oman Sees an Urban Future Distinct From Dubai and Abu Dhabi — Linda Poon To Build a Happier City, Design for Density
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Investors are betting that flipping brown buildings into green properties has the potential to become a hugely profitable business. | 
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