As of October 31, 2011, the world population reached 7 billion people (Collins, 2012). The rate of human growth continues to be staggering, this generates a demand for change in land use, resource allocation and, above all, the realization of the environmental pressures associated with greater development (Ascione, 2009). The exponential growth of human development in recent years has given rise to a greater awareness of the natural ecosystem (Savard & Clergeau, 2000). This awareness towards the environment created environmental planning. Environmental planning involves facilitating decisions by taking into account the social, political, economic and natural environment in order to provide a balanced relationship between the environment and the human system. The next level of environmental planning would be ecological city (eco-city) planning. This is where the balance between the environment and human systems places the greatest burden on the environment. Eco-urban planning includes the development of a city in which there are zero emissions or pollution, almost zero solid waste, use of local materials, minimization of life cycles, minimization of virtual values ​​of non-renewable resources and provision of good public health and services . (Novotny, Ahern, & Brown, 2010). The principle of an eco-city is to live in harmony with nature while improving the quality of life through decentralization and diversity (Roseland, 1997). Eco-city planning aims for perfection where the objectives are to preserve, enhance, enhance the natural features and environment and minimize the impacts of development on the natural environment. As utopian as it may seem, the move to eco-urban planning is far from reality. This report will argue that narrowi...... middle of paper......sdar City. (2011). Retrieved from Masdar City: http://masdarcity.ae/en/Novotny, v., Ahern, J., & Brown, P. (2010). Sustainable water-focused communities: Planning, adapting, and building the next urban environment. Plottel, S. (2013, April 24). Broken dreams of an eco-city: the failure of Dongtan eco-city on Chongming Island, China. Retrieved from Global Site Plans: http://globalsiteplans.com/environmental-design/architecture-environmental-design/dashed-dreams-of-an-eco-city-the-failure-of-dongtan-eco-city-on- chongming-island-china/Premalatha, M., Tauseef, S., & Abbasi, T. (2013). The promise and performance of the world's first two zero-carbon cities. Elsevier, 660-669. Roseland, M. (1997). Size of the eco-city. Elsevier Science Ltd, 197-202.Savard, J.-PL and Clergeau, P.M. (2000). Concepts of biodiversity and urban ecosystems. Elsevier, 131-142.