Planning Abu Dhabi : (Record no. 36227)
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| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
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| LC control number | 2018048473 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781138300309 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Call number | 307.1216095357 HA PL |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Authors | Hashim, Alamira Reem Bani |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Planning Abu Dhabi : |
| Subtitle | an urban history |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Alamira Reem Bani Hashim |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York, NY : |
| Publisher | Routledge, |
| Date | c2019. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xii, 276 p. : |
| Other Details | ill. ; |
| Size | 25 cm. |
| SUMMARY | |
| Summary | Abu Dhabi’s urban development path contrasts sharply with its exuberant neighbor, Dubai. As Alamira Reem puts it, Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates since 1971, ‘has been quietly devising its own plans … to manifest its role and stature as a capital city’. Alamira Reem, a native Abu Dhabian and urban planner and researcher who has studied the emirate’s development for more than a decade, is uniquely placed to write its urban history. Following the introduction and description of Abu Dhabi’s early modern history, she focuses on three distinct periods dating from the discovery of oil in 1960, and coinciding with periods in power of the three rulers since then: Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1960–1966), Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1966–2004), and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2004–). Based on archival research, key interviews and spatial mapping, she analyses the different approaches of each ruler to development; investigates the role of planning consultants, architects, developers, construction companies and government agencies; examines the emergence of comprehensive development plans and the policies underlying them; and assesses the effects of these many and varied influences on Abu Dhabi’s development. She concludes that, while much still needs to be done, Abu Dhabi’s progress towards becoming a global, sustainable city provides lessons for cities elsewhere. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | City planning |
| General | History |
| Geographic | United Arab Emirates |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Urbanization |
| General | History |
| Geographic | United Arab Emirates |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | https://uowd.box.com/s/dymp5h5wyozul8g7tpw8jkc8hzuge3ps |
| Public note | Location Map |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| -- | 30360 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | 30361 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | 30362 |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| University of Wollongong in Dubai | University of Wollongong in Dubai | Main Collection | 2019-07-02 | Meric | 307.1216095357 HA PL | T0062725 | 2019-07-02 | 2019-07-02 | REGULAR | July2019 |