I'm sure the buildings will stick around. Detroit still has many of the buildings from its glory days. They're pretty empty now though. I have no doubt that D

I'm sure the buildings will stick around. Detroit still has many of the buildings from its glory days. They're pretty empty now though. I have no doubt that Dubai will still exist as a city in the future. Rome is still a great city, after all, and Detroit is still one of the largest metropolises in the US. The question for Dubai is near-term trajectory. Do they maintain their economic relevance or does it continue to decay? I think the most likely outcome is that Dubai will become a satellite city of Abu Dhabi, and the economic (and possibly political) activity of Dubai will increasingly become dependent upon that city.