The Middle East City

Author : G.H. Blake,R.I. Lawless
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317265108

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The Changing Middle Eastern City by G.H. Blake,R.I. Lawless Pdf

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 : Abdulaziz Y. Saqqaf
Publisher : Professors World Peace Academy
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015010407362

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The Middle East City by Abdulaziz Y. Saqqaf Pdf

Author : Haim Yacobi,Mansour Nasasra
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317231189

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Routledge Handbook on Middle East Cities by Haim Yacobi,Mansour Nasasra Pdf

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 : Michael Richard Thomas Dumper,Bruce Stanley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006-11-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781576079201

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Cities of the Middle East and North Africa by Michael Richard Thomas Dumper,Bruce Stanley Pdf

The first work to offer 5,000 years of authoritative historical coverage of ancient and modern cities in the Middle East and North Africa—from their founding to the present—highlighting each city's cultural, social, political, and economic significance. Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference work on major ancient and modern cities in the Middle East and North Africa from their beginnings to today. In an unprecedented work of historical research, renowned experts Bruce Stanley and Michael Dumper provide 5,000 years of authoritative historical coverage as they trace the full trajectory of each city, discuss ties to other cities, and present a comparative analysis of the region through the lens of its cities. The A–Z entries feature extensive information about each city's location, geography, demographics, climate and environmental issues, ancient and classical history, Islamic history, post–1800 C.E. history, architecture, religious significance, cultural issues, society, municipal features, economic issues, and contemporary trends. Introductory essays explore urban general history and historiography, urban planning and modernization, poverty, interaction between cities, social welfare, culture, identity issues, and the place of these cities within the world economy.

Author : Nimrod Luz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107048843

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The Mamluk City in the Middle East by Nimrod Luz Pdf

An interdisciplinary study of urban history, urban experience and the nature of urbanism under the rule of the Mamluk Sultanate (1250-1517).

Author : Nelida Fuccaro
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0804795843

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Violence and the City in the Modern Middle East by Nelida Fuccaro Pdf

This book explores violence in the public lives of modern Middle Eastern cities, approaching violence as an individual and collective experience, a historical event, and an urban process. Violence and the city coexist in a complicated dialogue, and critical consideration of the city offers an important way to understand the transformative powers of violence—its ability to redraw the boundaries of urban life, to create and divide communities, and to affect the ruling strategies of local elites, governments, and transnational political players. The essays included in this volume reflect the diversity of Middle Eastern urbanism from the eighteenth to the late twentieth centuries, from the capitals of Cairo, Tunis, and Baghdad to the provincial towns of Jeddah, Nablus, and Basra and the oil settlements of Dhahran and Abadan. In reconstructing the violent pasts of cities, new vistas on modern Middle Eastern history are opened, offering alternative and complementary perspectives to the making and unmaking of empires, nations, and states. Given the crucial importance of urban centers in shaping the Middle East in the modern era, and the ongoing potential of public histories to foster dialogue and reconciliation, this volume is both critical and timely.

Author : Simona Azzali,Silvia Mazzetto,Attilio Petruccioli
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030697952

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Urban Challenges in the Globalizing Middle-East by Simona Azzali,Silvia Mazzetto,Attilio Petruccioli Pdf

This publication aims to investigate the nature of social life in public and urban spaces in the cities of the Middle East, considering the value of environmental approaches. It aims to develop a better understanding of the patterns of social interactions and activities in public places, which have been influenced by cultural heritage values. Sustainable and livable open spaces can help in improving living conditions in cities. Public spaces are relevant as they satisfy many human needs. In public spaces, people interact and meet; people with different cultures and social backgrounds can communicate and learn from each other in social and spontaneous ways. However, decision-makers tend to forget the value of public spaces, especially in the absence of a national regulatory framework in emerging globalized cities. The book provides a multi-disciplinary approach in reading the characteristics and values of public spaces in the emerging cities of the Middle East.

Author : Nelida Fuccaro
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780804797764

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Violence and the City in the Modern Middle East by Nelida Fuccaro Pdf

This book explores violence in the public lives of modern Middle Eastern cities, approaching violence as an individual and collective experience, a historical event, and an urban process. Violence and the city coexist in a complicated dialogue, and critical consideration of the city offers an important way to understand the transformative powers of violence—its ability to redraw the boundaries of urban life, to create and divide communities, and to affect the ruling strategies of local elites, governments, and transnational political players. The essays included in this volume reflect the diversity of Middle Eastern urbanism from the eighteenth to the late twentieth centuries, from the capitals of Cairo, Tunis, and Baghdad to the provincial towns of Jeddah, Nablus, and Basra and the oil settlements of Dhahran and Abadan. In reconstructing the violent pasts of cities, new vistas on modern Middle Eastern history are opened, offering alternative and complementary perspectives to the making and unmaking of empires, nations, and states. Given the crucial importance of urban centers in shaping the Middle East in the modern era, and the ongoing potential of public histories to foster dialogue and reconciliation, this volume is both critical and timely.

Author : Yasser Elsheshtawy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134410101

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Planning Middle Eastern Cities by Yasser Elsheshtawy Pdf

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 : Professor Luna Khirfan
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781409424079

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World Heritage, Urban Design and Tourism by Professor Luna Khirfan Pdf

This book offers an interdisciplinary approach to the key relationships between heritage conservation, city space design, and tourism development in historic cities, linking theory and practice in a unique way. The book offers an investigation of three Middle Eastern historic cities, Aleppo, Acre and Salt, all of which face significant challenges of heritage conservation, adaptation to contemporary needs, and tourism development. It presents practical scenarios for the conservation and design of historic urban spaces and the development of sustainable tourism, from the perspective of planners, local communities and international tourists. The author offers a comparative approach which transcends political strife and provides valuable lessons for the other cities inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List, especially those in developing countries.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428910492

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Traditions, Changes, and Challenges: Military Operations and the Middle Eastern City by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ulrike Freitag,Nelida Fuccaro,Claudia Ghrawi,Nora Lafi
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781782385844

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Urban Violence in the Middle East by Ulrike Freitag,Nelida Fuccaro,Claudia Ghrawi,Nora Lafi Pdf

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.

Author : V. F. Costello
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1977-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 052121324X

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Urbanization in the Middle East by V. F. Costello Pdf

Originally published in 1977 as part of the Urbanization in Developing Countries series, this book studies the social, demographic, political and economic processes involved in the growth of cities in the Middle East. It was the first study of urbanization in this region from a single viewpoint and it draws on the findings of numerous scholars. The main emphasis is on the insights provided by urban geography, sociology and social anthropology, but the work of demographers, economists and historians is also taken into account. Its main purpose is to examine the causes and consequences of the change in the character of the Middle Eastern city from a traditional to a twentieth-century pattern. The book describes the social and environmental background to urban development and the nature of the pre-industrial urban society in the region. The differences between planned urban development in various countries are also studied.

Author : Hans Chr. Korsholm Nielsen,Jakob Skovgaard-Petersen
Publisher : Aarhus Universitetsforlag
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025296406

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Middle Eastern Cities, 1900-1950 by Hans Chr. Korsholm Nielsen,Jakob Skovgaard-Petersen Pdf

This volume elucidates the dramatic changes taking place in Middle Eastern cities during the first half of the 20th century. During this period radical changes took place with the introduction of new public spheres and places and with these a new society emerged. The focus of the contributions is on the development of these changes and how they were experienced and interpreted by the inhabitants of the cities and towns.

Author : Steffen Wippel
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783110741100

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Branding the Middle East by Steffen Wippel Pdf

This edited volume investigates place, product, and personal branding in the Middle East and North Africa, including some studies from adjacent regions and the wider Islamicate world. Going beyond simply presenting logos and slogans, it critically analyses processes of strategic communication and image building under general conditions of globalisation, neoliberalisation, and postmodernisation and, in a regional perspective, of lasting authoritarian rule and increased endeavours for "worlding." In particular, it looks at the multiple actors involved in branding activities, their interests and motives, and investigates tools, channels, and forms of branding. A major interest exists in the entanglements of different spatial scales and in the (in)consistencies of communication measures. Attention is paid to reconfigurations of certain images over time and to the positioning of objects of branding in time and space. Historical case studies supplement the focus on contemporary branding efforts. While branding in the Western world and many emerging economies has been meticulously analysed, this edited volume fills an important gap in the research on MENA countries.