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Student Designed Eco-Lodge in Morocco Features a Zero Water Adventure Golf Course

12/28/2011
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    The town of Merzouga, located on the southern edge of Morocco, is home to some of the tallest and most impressive sand dunes in the Sahara Desert. Not long after the establishment of the first hotel in Merzouga, European and Arab tourists began flocking to the town; and mass tourism, with all its shortcomings, began to change the face of the area. Theme hotels were built on floodplains, un-sustainable water usage was rampant in the form of swimming pools, and intense motorized activities on the dunes began to challenge both the ecological integrality of the area and the character of the site itself....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/student-designed-eco-lodge-in-morocco-features-a-zero-water-adventure-golf-course/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • desert golf course
    The town of Merzouga, located on the southern edge of Morocco, is home to some of the tallest and most impressive sand dunes in the Sahara Desert. Not long after the establishment of the first hotel in Merzouga, European and Arab tourists began flocking to the town; and mass tourism, with all its shortcomings, began to change the face of the area. Theme hotels were built on floodplains, un-sustainable water usage was rampant in the form of swimming pools, and intense motorized activities on the dunes began to challenge both the ecological integrality of the area and the character of the site itself....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/student-designed-eco-lodge-in-morocco-features-a-zero-water-adventure-golf-course/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • desert golf course
    The town of Merzouga, located on the southern edge of Morocco, is home to some of the tallest and most impressive sand dunes in the Sahara Desert. Not long after the establishment of the first hotel in Merzouga, European and Arab tourists began flocking to the town; and mass tourism, with all its shortcomings, began to change the face of the area. Theme hotels were built on floodplains, un-sustainable water usage was rampant in the form of swimming pools, and intense motorized activities on the dunes began to challenge both the ecological integrality of the area and the character of the site itself....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/student-designed-eco-lodge-in-morocco-features-a-zero-water-adventure-golf-course/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • desert golf course
    The town of Merzouga, located on the southern edge of Morocco, is home to some of the tallest and most impressive sand dunes in the Sahara Desert. Not long after the establishment of the first hotel in Merzouga, European and Arab tourists began flocking to the town; and mass tourism, with all its shortcomings, began to change the face of the area. Theme hotels were built on floodplains, un-sustainable water usage was rampant in the form of swimming pools, and intense motorized activities on the dunes began to challenge both the ecological integrality of the area and the character of the site itself....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/student-designed-eco-lodge-in-morocco-features-a-zero-water-adventure-golf-course/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • desert golf course
    The town of Merzouga, located on the southern edge of Morocco, is home to some of the tallest and most impressive sand dunes in the Sahara Desert. Not long after the establishment of the first hotel in Merzouga, European and Arab tourists began flocking to the town; and mass tourism, with all its shortcomings, began to change the face of the area. Theme hotels were built on floodplains, un-sustainable water usage was rampant in the form of swimming pools, and intense motorized activities on the dunes began to challenge both the ecological integrality of the area and the character of the site itself....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/student-designed-eco-lodge-in-morocco-features-a-zero-water-adventure-golf-course/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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desert golf course

The town of Merzouga, located on the southern edge of Morocco, is home to some of the tallest and most impressive sand dunes in the Sahara Desert. Not long after the establishment of the first hotel in Merzouga, European and Arab tourists began flocking to the town; and mass tourism, with all its shortcomings, began to change the face of the area. Theme hotels were built on floodplains, un-sustainable water usage was rampant in the form of swimming pools, and intense motorized activities on the dunes began to challenge both the ecological integrality of the area and the character of the site itself....

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