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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Place of Publication | London |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Mar 2019 |
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Keywords
- architecture
- urban transformation
- migration
- housing
- Middle East
- multiculturalism
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Building Migrant Cities in the Gulf : Urban Transformations in the Middle East. / Wiedmann, F.; Salama, A. M.
1st ed. London, 2019. 304 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
TY - BOOK
T1 - Building Migrant Cities in the Gulf
T2 - Urban Transformations in the Middle East
AU - Wiedmann, F.
AU - Salama, A. M.
PY - 2019/3/30
Y1 - 2019/3/30
N2 - Human history has seen many settlements being transformed or completely erected by expatriate workforce and foreigners arriving from various places. Recent migration patterns in the Gulf led to emerging airport societies in 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 intensive experience. The book is a timely effort that abstracts the essential characteristics of this unique urban phenomenon substantiated by concrete examples and empirical research. Both authors lived and worked in the Gulf including Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates during various periods between 2006 and 2014. Being able to witness the boom before and the downturn after the international financial crisis and being migrant expatriates instigated impulses to explore Gulf cities from macro and interconnected perspectives rather than to focus on singular aspects within the built environment only. 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.
AB - Human history has seen many settlements being transformed or completely erected by expatriate workforce and foreigners arriving from various places. Recent migration patterns in the Gulf led to emerging airport societies in 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 intensive experience. The book is a timely effort that abstracts the essential characteristics of this unique urban phenomenon substantiated by concrete examples and empirical research. Both authors lived and worked in the Gulf including Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates during various periods between 2006 and 2014. Being able to witness the boom before and the downturn after the international financial crisis and being migrant expatriates instigated impulses to explore Gulf cities from macro and interconnected perspectives rather than to focus on singular aspects within the built environment only. 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.
KW - architecture
KW - urban transformation
KW - migration
KW - housing
KW - Middle East
KW - multiculturalism
UR - https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/building-migrant-cities-in-the-gulf-9781788310680/
M3 - Book
SN - 9781788310680
BT - Building Migrant Cities in the Gulf
CY - London
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