publication . Doctoral thesis . 2015

Cities within Cities: An Urbanization Approach in the Gulf Countries

Bamakhrama, Salim Salah;
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  • Published: 01 Jan 2015
  • Publisher: eScholarship, University of California
  • Country: United States
Abstract
Within Dubai, nineteen out of the original 112 mega-projects carried the word city in their names, a phenomenon that is common in Gulf cities such as Dubai, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi. To further explore this phenomenon, this thesis focuses on three aspects that affect the dynamic relationship between the primary city and the cities within cities (sub-cities) in the Gulf region with special emphasis on Dubai. First, the naming problem of the sub-city illustrates why the tension between competing identities produces a set of effects that could either enforce or confuse the overall urban identity. Secondly, this thesis demonstrates how Dubai utilizes two seemingly oppos...
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free text keywords: Architecture, Urban planning, cities, Dubai, gulf, megacities, megaprojects, urbanization
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Doctoral thesis . 2015
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