UID:
kobvindex_INTEBC1426875
Format:
1 online resource (301 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781409466352
Content:
Over the past decade or so, the wealth produced by Qatar's oil and gas exports has generated a construction development boom in its capital city of Doha and the surrounding vicinity. Since the late 1990s, the number of inhabitants has grown from less than 400,000 to more than 1.7 million today. In many respects, Doha is portrayed as an important emerging global capital in the Gulf region, which has been positioning and re-inventing itself on the map of international architecture and urbanism, with a global image of building clusters of glass office towers, as well as cultural and educational facilities. While focusing on the architectural and planning aspects of Doha's intensive urbanization, this first comprehensive examination of the city sets this within the socio-political and economic context of the wider Arabian Peninsula. 'Demystifying Doha - On Architecture and Urbanism in an Emerging City' features a comprehensive discussion on contemporary architecture and urbanism of Doha as an emerging regional metropolis. It provides a critical analysis of the evolution of architecture and urbanism as products of the contemporary global condition. Issues that pertain to emerging service hubs, decentralised urban governance, integrated urban development strategies, image-making practices, urban identity, the dialectic relations between the city and its society and sustainable urbanism are all examined to elucidate the urban evolution and the contemporary condition of Doha. 'Demystifying Doha - On Architecture and Urbanism in an Emerging City' concludes by suggesting a framework for future studies of the city as well as for investigating the future of similar cities, setting out an agenda for sustainable urban growth, while invigorating the multiple roles urban planners and architects can play in shaping this future
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Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction: Globalisation and the Emerging City -- Understanding Historical Context Matters -- Understanding Urban Governance Matters -- Understanding Image-making Matters -- Understanding People Matters -- Understanding Sustainability Matters -- Outlook: Investigating Doha -- Notes -- 2 Overview of Architecture and Urbanism in the Arabian Peninsula -- Pre-oil Settlements: A Product of Desert, Tribal Tradition and the Sea -- The Oil City: A Product of the Oil Wealth -- Overview of Major Urban Centres Resulting from Oil Wealth -- The Post-oil City: A Future Service Hub -- A Critique of Post-oil Architecture -- Outlook: Architecture and Urbanism of the Emerging Hubs in the Gulf -- Notes -- 3 The Urban Evolution of Doha: From a Vernacular Settlement to an Emerging Service Hub -- The Pre-oil Settlement of Doha: A Product of Desert, Sea, and Tradition -- The Oil City of Doha: A Product of Oil Wealth -- The Emerging Service Hub of Doha -- Outlook: The Future of Urban Evolution of Doha -- Notes -- 4 Contemporary Urbanism in Doha: From Decentralised Governance to Integrated Urban Development Strategies -- The Transformation of Doha into a Global Hub -- The Decentralisation of Urban Planning -- The Impact on Urban Morphologies -- The Implementation of a Holistic Urban Development Vision in Qatar -- Outlook: Doha's Urbanism at the Crossroads -- Notes -- 5 Contemporary Architecture and Image-making Practices in Doha -- The Context and the Scene of Contemporary Architecture in Doha -- Image-making: A Theoretical Account -- Manifestations of Contextual and Critical Approaches to Image-making -- Understanding Image-making through Empirical Evidence -- Outlook: Regional Pressures and Global Influences -- Notes
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6 Dynamics of Population and the Urban Environment of Doha -- Urban Open Spaces in Doha -- Experiencing Doha's Urban Open Spaces -- Examining Urban Space Diversity in Doha -- Outlook: Invigorating the Quality of Urban Life in Doha -- Notes -- 7 The Challenges of Sustainable Urbanism and the Future of Doha -- The Impact of Current Construction Boom on Urban Morphologies -- The Economic Consequences of Contemporary Urbanism -- The Potential Environmental Hazards -- The Impact on Society -- Three Main Challenges for Establishing Sustainability -- Outlook: Toward Sustainable Urbanism in Doha -- Notes -- 8 Conclusion: Introducing an Analytical Framework for Emerging Doha -- A Theoretical Discourse on Space Production in Cities -- The Production of Urban Qualities -- Analytical Framework for Investigating the Production of Urban Qualities -- Outlook: The Future of Urban Qualities in Doha -- Notes -- References -- Index
Additional Edition:
Print version Salama, Ashraf M. Demystifying Doha Farnham : Taylor & Francis Group,c2013 ISBN 9781409466345
Language:
English
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