Another beach lost in Dubai

I keep asking myself Why? Why do we need another hotel / resort / multimillion dollar complex? Why does Dubai need to keep stripping down public places of fun and enjoyment and turning them into another private money making fake spinoff? The only answer which I can possibly come up with is greed. For a city as forward thinking as Dubai, it has no concept of what the people that actually live here want. The only sort of comparison I can make about living in this city is that of being a staff member in Disney Land. The only people that Dubai really caters for without getting involved in the business side of things is the tourist on a dodgy package. Now don't get me wrong, Dubai has a lot to offer in terms of making a living, but it has made the fundamental crossover of having people working to live rather than living to work. What do you do on a weekend or any time off that you get? Beaches are closed, the Jebel Ali beaches are an absolute mess, Hatta looks terrible, even the desert, which is supposed to be sacred looks like a dumping ground for rubbish.

I don't mean to have a rant here, but for a city to be successful it has to cater for the people that actually live here as well as people that are just visiting. Without their happiness there can be no city, people will leave, people will go home to their own countries. Unfortunately I can't, this is my country. Is it time now to stand up and let these multi-million dollar companies hear a common voice that we don't want another resort on one of the only public beaches this side of town?

Then again, maybe I have got it all wrong. Who needs a beach where your public can relax after a stressful week? Who needs a beach where sometimes the surf gets up and you can catch a pre-work wave (although not that big)?

What do you guys think?