Author : Hugh Roberts
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 37,66 MB
Release : 2020-10-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1000113345
Changes in economic and social conditions throughout the Middle East have been profound, and perhaps nowhere has this been more evident than in the field of urban development and town planning. This book, first published in 1979, provides a view of the Middle East as it undergoes transition by identifying and analysing the symptoms of change.
Author : M. Hugh P. Roberts
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 16,10 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Monograph on urban planning and urban development in the Middle East and North Africa - covers the characteristics of traditional urbanization, the impact of economic growth on Motivation for urban development, etc., examines trends in housing, population growth in urban areas and future urban planning strategy, and includes projections of total urban population in the areas until 2000. Bibliographys at end of chapters, diagrams, maps, references and statistical tables.
Author : Mohammad Gharipour
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 18,14 MB
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1317534077
The Middle East is well-known for its historic gardens that have developed over more than two millenniums. The role of urban landscape projects in Middle Eastern cities has grown in prominence, with a gradual shift in emphasis from gardens for the private sphere to an increasingly public function. The contemporary landscape projects, either designed as public plazas or public parks, have played a significant role in transferring the modern Middle Eastern cities to a new era and also in transforming to a newly shaped social culture in which the public has a voice. This book considers what ties these projects to their historical context, and what regional and local elements and concepts have been used in their design.
Author : Yasser Elsheshtawy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 25,40 MB
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1134410107
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.
Author : Haim Yacobi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 39,61 MB
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 131723118X
Presenting the current debate about cities in the Middle East from Sana’a, Beirut and Jerusalem to Cairo, Marrakesh and Gaza, the book explores urban planning and policy, migration, gender and identity as well as politics and economics of urban settings in the region. This handbook moves beyond essentialist and reductive analyses of identity, urban politics, planning, and development in cities in the Middle East, and instead offers critical engagement with both historical and contemporary urban processes in the region. Approaching "Cities" as multi-dimensional sites, products of political processes, knowledge production and exchange, and local and global visions as well as spatial artefacts. Importantly, in the different case studies and theoretical approaches, there is no attempt to idealise urban politics, planning, and everyday life in the Middle East –– which (as with many other cities elsewhere) are also situations of contestation and violence –– but rather to highlight how cities in the region, and especially those which are understudied, revolve around issues of housing, infrastructure, participation and identity, amongst other concerns. Analysing a variety of cities in the Middle East, the book is a significant contribution to Middle East Studies. It is an essential resource for students and academics interested in Geography, Regional and Urban Studies of the Middle East.
Author : Peter Sluglett
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 34,70 MB
Release : 2008-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 0815650639
The great cities of the Middle East and North Africa have long attracted the attention and interest of historians. With the discovery and wider use over the last few decades of Islamic court records and Ottoman administrative documents, our knowledge of Middle Eastern cities between the seventeenth and early twentieth centuries has vastly expanded. Drawing upon a treasure trove of documents and using a variety of methodologies, the contributors succeed in providing a significant overview of the ways in which Middle Eastern cities can be studied, as well as an excellent introduction to current literature in the field.
Author : G.H. Blake
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 37,48 MB
Release : 2016-03-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1317265114
The Middle East, defined here as extending from Morocco to Iran and Turkey to Sudan, lies at the crossroads of three continents – Africa, Asia and Europe. With the largest reserves of petroleum in the world its importance is well beyond its physical size and population. Rapid urban growth has radically transformed Middle Eastern society in recent decades, but the associated problems are incompletely understood. This volume, first published in 1980, highlights some of the major issues of Middle Eastern urbanisation and provides a comprehensive statement about the current position of research. Urban origins and the nature of urban growth are discussed to provide a background to considerations of migration, employment, housing and retailing. The contributors suggest that planning strategies have hitherto proved inadequate with small towns being largely overlooked, historic quarters rapidly disappearing and water in short supply. Future research into all these problem areas is considered essential, but the research must be coordinated and utilised. Concentrating on practical problems, achievements and challenges for research, the contributions in this book, specially commissioned from active researchers in the field, will prove a valuable guide to recent ideas and developments in the Middle East.
Author : Peter Beaumont
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 22,64 MB
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1317240308
This book, first published in 1976 and in this second edition in 1988, combines an examination of the political, cultural and economic geography of the Middle East with a detailed study of the region’s landscape features, natural resources, environmental conditions and ecological evolution. The Middle East, with its extremes of climate and terrain, has long fascinated those interested in the fine balance between man and his environment, and now its economic and political importance in world affairs has brought the region to the attention of everybody.
Author : Hooshang Amirahmadi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 22,84 MB
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1351318187
First Published in 2017. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.
Author : Ulrike Freitag
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 49,80 MB
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1782385843
Covering a period from the late eighteenth century to today, this volume explores the phenomenon of urban violence in order to unveil general developments and historical specificities in a variety of Middle Eastern contexts. By situating incidents in particular processes and conflicts, the case studies seek to counter notions of a violent Middle East in order to foster a new understanding of violence beyond that of a meaningless and destructive social and political act. Contributions explore processes sparked by the transition from empires — Ottoman and Qajar, but also European — to the formation of nation states, and the resulting changes in cityscapes throughout the region.
