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Planning Abu Dhabi - An Urban History (Hardcover)
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Planning Abu Dhabi - An Urban History (Hardcover)
Series: Planning, History and Environment Series
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Abu Dhabi's urban development path contrasts sharply with its
exuberant neighbour, Dubai. As Alamira Reem puts it, Abu Dhabi,
capital of the United Arab Emirates since 1971, 'has been quietly
devising its own plans ... to manifest its role and stature as a
capital city'. Alamira Reem, a native Abu Dhabian and urban planner
and researcher who has studied the emirate's development for more
than a decade, is uniquely placed to write its urban history.
Following the introduction and description of Abu Dhabi's early
modern history, she focuses on three distinct periods dating from
the discovery of oil in 1960, and coinciding with periods in power
of the three rulers since then: Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al
Nahyan (1960-1966), Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1966-2004),
and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2004-). Based on archival
research, key interviews and spatial mapping, she analyses the
different approaches of each ruler to development; investigates the
role of planning consultants, architects, developers, construction
companies and government agencies; examines the emergence of
comprehensive development plans and the policies underlying them;
and assesses the effects of these many and varied influences on Abu
Dhabi's development. She concludes that, while much still needs to
be done, Abu Dhabi's progress towards becoming a global,
sustainable city provides lessons for cities elsewhere.
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