Planning Middle Eastern Cities: An Urban Kaleidoscope in a Globalizing World

Cities in the Arab world are too diverse and hybrid to be lumped together as a single, arbitrary group. Rather they make up the 'urban kaleidoscope' of the title, and the diversity of the six case-study cities here supports that contention. The authors, Arab scholars and architects local to the cities they describe, provide an authentic voice with an understanding no outsider could achieve.

Author: Yasser Elsheshtawy
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 12/01/2009
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.50h x 7.30w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780415553094

About the Author

Yasser Elsheshtawy is Associate Professor of Architecture at the UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.