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Dubai amplified : the engineering of a port geography /
Following the British withdrawal in 1971, the Gulf Region entered a heady period of political restructuring, awash with oil money that helped fund national aspirations. Infrastructure investment became a central part of the region's nation-building initiatives and fueled strong competition. Wit...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate Pub.,
©2010.
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| Colección: | Design and the built environment series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Infrastructure, Port Cities, Development; 2 Blueprint; 3 Boom; 4 Jebel Ali; 5 Borrowing, Replication, Amplification; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.