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Conclusions
In the view of the above, it is important to mention that the main aim of the study is to create a
sustainability package for one of Dubai Plan 2021 themes (the Society) that can be practiced and
applicable in Dubai. It is very challenging to find innovative solutions for a city that has the care of
trusted hands and updated with latest practices in all categories. The solutions are inspired by the
author’s readings and analyzing the literature reviews that have the same approach, in addition
to international practices that can be applicable in Dubai. The study enriched the sustainability
package with statistics and given tables to estimate the level of the problem and presented the
right solutions, and showed the impacts of these solutions on the ecological foot print of Dubai.
The paper presented (the Society) element, and suggested three innovative strategies that can
help in reducing CO2 emissions on the long-term and short-term; the strategies were inspired
from other studies that are global organizations that support sustainable development. The
solutions given varies between theoretical and conceptual framework to develop the vision of
people towards a sustainable future, the impact of given solution cannot be predictable as they
all focus on changing people’s behaviour which will reflect on the CO2 emissions with their practices. Mostly importantly, all suggested strategies should be supported by the government and
the decision makers, because without their support there will be no potential for modifying and
achieving the required goal.

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