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Yasser Elsheshtawy, Elsheshtawy Yasser

Temporary Cities - Resisting Transience in Arabia

English · Hardback

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Summary

Can a city whose very existence is predicated on an imported labour force who build and operate these gleaming urban centres remain a viable urban entity? In this wide-ranging book Yasser Elsheshtawy takes on tough, but necessary, questions aiming to examine the very nature of the Arab Gulf city.

Product details

Authors	Yasser Elsheshtawy, Elsheshtawy Yasser
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd.

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	10.04.2019

EAN	9781138313071
ISBN	978-1-138-31307-1
No. of pages	298
Series	Planning, History and Environment Series
Subjects	Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Urban, spatial and country planning Architecture, ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Residential, ARCHITECTURE / Regional, ARCHITECTURE / General, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, Urban & municipal planning, Arabian Peninsula, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Housing & homelessness, Housing and homelessness

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