The Middle East city : moving beyond the narrative of loss / Yasser Elsheshtawy -- The merits of cities' locations / Jamel Akbar -- The spatial development and urban transformation of colonial and postcolonial Algiers / Karim Hadjri and Mohamed Osmani -- Globalization and the search for modern local architecture : learning from Baghdad / Hoshiar Nooradin -- Sana'a : transformation of the old city and the impacts of the modern era / Khaled A. Al-Sallal -- Lake Tunis, or the concept of the third centre / Bechir Kenzari -- Cairo's urban déjà vu : globalization and urban fantasies / Khaled Adham -- Redrawing boundaries : Dubai, an emerging global city / Yasser Elsheshtawy.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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How did colonial influences change the urban form of the Arab capitals? The author here poses - and answers - many questions on globalisation and the Middle East.
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eBook Library
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EBL200238
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Title
Planning Middle Eastern cities.
International Standard Book Number
0415304008
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
City planning-- Middle East.
City planning.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Regional Planning.