Amman: Gulf Capital, Identity, and Contemporary Megaprojects - Gulf Capital, Identity, and Contemporary Megaprojects

List of contents

1. Introduction, 2. Constructing Global Amman, 3. Negotiating Identity in Contemporary Megaprojects, 4. Findings and Conclusion

About the author

Majd Musa holds a PhD in architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. She is an assistant professor of architecture at the University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Her research interest is contemporary architecture and urbanism with a focus on globalizing Middle Eastern cities.

Summary

This book investigates the influences of petrodollar flows from the Gulf states to Amman on the city’s built environment during the early twenty-first century.

Product details

• Authors: Majd Musa, Musa Majd
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138342019
• ISBN: 978-1-138-34201-9
• No. of pages: 130
• Series: Built Environment City Studies; Built Environment City Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Urban, spatial and country planning; Architecture, ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, Jordan, Urban & municipal planning, Urban and municipal planning and policy