Satellite imagery reveals worker housing camps at Saudi Arabia's Neom megaproject
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Starr Charles
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Summary
Dezeen published satellite imagery from Google Maps showing repetitive housing blocks for workers at Saudi Arabia's Neom megaproject, revealing worker camps alongside major construction sites. The article also included an opinion piece exploring the development's struggles in creating groundbreaking urban environments and the broader implications of such massive construction projects.
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Taken from Google Maps, the imagery revealed repetitive housing blocks for some of the project's 140,000 workers.
We also published an opinion piece on the wider Neom development, which explored its struggles in creating ground-breaking urban environments.
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