By the 16th century these forms were of little importance compared with dower at common law, or subject to local customs under which dower might extend to a quarter, a half, or even the whole of the land.
Masdar City (Arabic: ÙØ¯ÙÙØ© ÙØµØ¯Ø± â, MadÄ«nat Maá¹£dar) is a planned city project in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. Its core is being built by Masdar, a subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company, with the majority of seed capital provided by the Government of Abu Dhabi.
Otherwise, recycling will be a high priority for the city. There will be no cars in Masdar City to contribute to the release of carbon dioxide. Supposedly, people living and working in Masdar City will never be farther than 656 feet (200 meters) from transportation [source: Wordsworth ].