By Yasser Elsheshtawy
ISBN-10: 0203696794
ISBN-13: 9780203696798
ISBN-10: 0415411564
ISBN-13: 9780415411561
At the present time towns of the Arab global are topic to the various similar difficulties as different international towns, but too frequently they're missed in reports of urbanisation. This collection reveals the contrasts and similarities among older, conventional Arab towns and the more recent oil-stimulated towns of the Gulf of their look for improvement and a spot on the planet order. The eight towns which shape the middle of the e-book – Rabat, Amman, Beirut, Kuwait, Manama, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh – offer a special perception into today’s center jap urban. Winner of The foreign making plans background Society (IPHS) Book Prize.
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Yasser Mahgoub in his chapter on Kuwait relays the familiar story of rapid urbanization in Gulf cities, and the accompanying sense of identity loss due to modernization. He is relying for the most part on an architectural perspective focusing on buildings, but his contribution and the significance of his chapter stems from providing a voice for local architects. These voices are absent from the modernizing discourse of Gulf cities. Mahgoub begins with a historical narrative informing us that the city’s history goes as far back as 1760.
Another factor setting the city apart from its neighbours is that it became a hub for various transnational communities, resulting in a rich mosaic of ethnic groups and religions. As a result the city developed an urban tradition and urban fabric that comes perhaps close to what one may call a traditional ‘Arab-Islamic’ city. Hamouche’s narrative is supported by extensive research relying in many instances on primary sources and original historical documents, thereby enriching his depiction. Hamouche also devotes considerable attention to the degradation of the historic core, the dominance of poor expatriates within the city centre, and the existence of slum like living conditions.
In a sense, it questions the traditional city as a paradigm for contemporary urban life and proposes a new way of understanding and investigating the city. It allows for, and requires, what is conventionally called interdisciplinary treatment. A Problematic Arab Metropolis Almost 45 years ago, a group of professionals from most Arab countries met in Cairo to discuss the conditions of Arab cities. They were concerned about the problems associated with the massive urbanization process that swept the Arab world at the time.