Screen LibraryPlanning Middle Eastern cities：an urban kaleidoscope in a globalizing world
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | London New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2004. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Planning, history, and the environment series |
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| Carrier Form: | xii, 210 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0415304008 (hb) |
| Index Number: | TU984 |
| CLC: |
TU984.37 F299.37 |
| Call Number: | TU984.37/P712 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. |