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The evolving Arab city : tradition, modernity and urban development / edited by Yasser Elsheshtawy.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Planning, history, and the environment seriesPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.Description: xiv, 314 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 978-0415665728
  • 0415411564 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307.1/21609174927
Online resources: Summary: Today cities of the Arab world are subject to many of the same problems as other world cities, yet too often they are ignored in studies of urbanization. This collection reveals the contrasts and similarities between older, traditional Arab cities and the newer oil-stimulated cities of the Gulf in their search for development and a place in the world order. The eight cities which form the core of the book “ Rabat, Amman, Beirut, Kuwait, Manama, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh “ provide a unique insight into today "s Middle Eastern city.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 307.121609174927 EV OL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0045104

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Today cities of the Arab world are subject to many of the same problems as other world cities, yet too often they are ignored in studies of urbanization. This collection reveals the contrasts and similarities between older, traditional Arab cities and the newer oil-stimulated cities of the Gulf in their search for development and a place in the world order. The eight cities which form the core of the book “ Rabat, Amman, Beirut, Kuwait, Manama, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh “ provide a unique insight into today "s Middle Eastern city.

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