maps od Dubai in recent decades

The two maps illustrate the changes have occurred during recent decades. At the first glance, it is clear that the city has become more urbanized and developed. The ancient city was merely like a desert, on the contrary today it has transformed completely. It seems that through investing and having more tourist attractions, more and more inhabitants have come to this metropolis. As you can see in the first picture, there are just two or three block buildings and also a bungalow which all of them have been demolished and replaced by a number of skyscrapers. similarly, the roads have been expanded through cutting all rows of trees beside the roads however many pine trees have been introduced in the roundabout. Moreover, you can imagine various pollution like air pollution, sound pollution due to the population and the number of cars in the streets. In fact, the only thing that has been remained the same, is the clock tower in the middle of the Roundabout. Overall, Dubai has developed dramatically in most fields which will cause more facilities and also more problems for the residents.