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Planning Middle Eastern Cities
An Urban Kaleidoscope
Edited by Yasser Elsheshtawy
- Price: $44.95
- Binding/Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 978-0-415-55309-4
- Publish Date: October 15th 2009
- Imprint: Routledge
- Pages: 224 pages
Series: Planning, History and Environment Series
Description
Cairo, Baghdad, Algiers and Dubai cannot be easily lumped together as a single group. Cities in the Arab world are too diverse and hybrid, ranging from those rich in tradition, to 'forgotten’ cities, to newly emerging Gulf cities.
The authors here, Arab scholars and architects local to the cities they describe, provide an authentic voice with an understanding no outsider could achieve. They explore issues of identity, hybridity, colonization and globalization in the context of the struggles and solutions offered by each city from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Their focus is on how the built environment has changed over time and under different influences.
Reviews
'This volume provides a nonspecialist audience with a thorough overview of issues and approaches to contemporary Middle Eastern urbanism.' - Sophia Shwayri, Traditional Dewlling and Settlements Review, Spring 2005
'Will inspire further critical investigation on the sites and cities of the Middle East that have until now been marginalized in the debates regarding globalization and urban change.' - Journal of Architectural Education
Contents
1. The Middle East City: Moving Beyond the Narrative of Loss Yasser Elsheshtawy 2. The Merits of Cities' Locations Jamel Akbar 3. The Spatial Development and Urban Transformation of Colonial and Postcolonial Algiers Karim Hadjri and Mohamed Osmani 4. Globalization and the Search for Modern Local Architecture: Learning from Baghdad Hoshiar Nooradin 5. Sana'a: Transformation of the Old City and the Impacts of the Modern Era Khaled A. Al-Sallal 6. Lake Tunis, or the Concept of the Third Centre Bechir Kenzari 7. Cairo's Urban Déjà Vu: Globalization and Urban Fantasies Khaled Adham 8. Redrawing Boundaries: Dubai, an Emerging Global City Yasser Elsheshtawy