Building Migrant Cities in the Gulf - Urban Transformation in the Middle East

Informationen zum Autor Florian Wiedmann is Assistant Professor of Urban Design at the Department of Architecture and Built Environment at the University of Nottingham, UK. Ashraf M. Salama is Professor of Architecture and Head of the Department of Architecture at the University of Strathclyde Glasgow, UK. Vorwort An in-depth study of the phenomenon of the 'migrant city' in the Gulf and the role of urban development in shaping migration and housing dynamics. Zusammenfassung Human history has seen many settlements transformed or built entirely by expatriate work forces and foreigners arriving from various places. Recent migration patterns in the Gulf have led to emerging ‘airport societies’ on unprecedented scales. Most guest workers, both labourers and mid to high-income groups, perceive their stay as a temporary opportunity to earn suitable income or gain experience. This timely book analyses the essential characteristics of this unique urban phenomenon substantiated by concrete examples and empirical research. Both authors have lived and worked in the Gulf including Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates during various periods between 2006 and 2014. They explore Gulf cities from macro and interconnected perspectives rather than focusing solely on singular aspects within the built environment. As academic architects specialised in urbanism and the complex dynamics between people and places the authors build new bridges for understanding demographic and social changes impacting urban transformations in the Gulf.

Product details

• Authors: Ashraf M Salama, Ashraf M. Salama, Salama a M, Salama Ashraf M., Florian Wiedmann, Wiedmann Florian
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781788310680
• ISBN: 978-1-78831-068-0
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 238 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Residential, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Migration, immigration & emigration, Urban & municipal planning, Migration, immigration and emigration, Arabian Peninsula, Human Geography, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Settlement, urban and rural geography, Population and migration geography