Screen LibraryUrban planning in the Middle East：case studies
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| Published: |
Cambridge Scholars,
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| Publisher Address: | Newcastle upon Tyne, UK |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xviii, 236 p.: ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
1443831875 9781443831871 (cloth) |
| Index Number: | TU984 |
| CLC: | TU984.37 |
| Call Number: | TU984.37/Y29 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-236). This book describes diverse urban planning projects in Turkey, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates - Dubai and Sharjah - Kuwait, Afghanistan, Albania, Syria and Yemen. One thing in common between these countries is that the author has personally worked on all these projects, and thus the book is a partial professional autobiography. Each chapter tackles not only a different country but also a different aspect of urban planning and development, as follows: Upgrading or improving recent illegal or informal slums, including detailed local planning and strategic planning; Urban conservation of Al Muha |