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The new Arab urban : test beds, work-arounds, and the limits of enacted cities
Joint Authors
Molotch, Harvey
Ponzini, Davide
Source
Issue
Vol. 2, Issue 1 (31 May. 2019), pp.9-23, 15 p.
Publisher
Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
Publication Date
2019-05-31
Country of Publication
Qatar
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cities of the Arabian Peninsula have been depicted stereotypically as exceptional and futuristic: the world’s tallest building in Dubai; Saudi Arabia’s hyper cities being built from scratch; fantastic infrastructures for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup.
Against such celebrations, Orientalist claims stress socio-political backwardness and inequalities, as well as cultural dependency on the West.
As opposed to using the Gulf to issue judgements, urban scholars can use instances of extreme urbanization to discern trends that - for better or worse - are ascendant in other world regions as well.
In particular, one can see how urban projects circulate transnational^, how physical and social structures lead to institutional work-arounds and how hybridization operates in situ.
We can also learn - given the extant great capacities for capitalization and mandate - the evident limits of efforts to artificially enact urban environments and societies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Molotch, Harvey& Ponzini, Davide. 2019. The new Arab urban : test beds, work-arounds, and the limits of enacted cities. AlMuntaqa،Vol. 2, no. 1, pp.9-23.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-965498
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Molotch, Harvey& Ponzini, Davide. The new Arab urban : test beds, work-arounds, and the limits of enacted cities. AlMuntaqa Vol. 2, no. 1 (Apr. / May. 2019), pp.9-23.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-965498
American Medical Association (AMA)
Molotch, Harvey& Ponzini, Davide. The new Arab urban : test beds, work-arounds, and the limits of enacted cities. AlMuntaqa. 2019. Vol. 2, no. 1, pp.9-23.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-965498
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes in-text citations.
Record ID
BIM-965498