Urban Development in the Muslim World
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781351318198
Subjects: City planning; Urbanization; Islamic cities and towns; Urbanisation; Villes islamiques
Description: "First Published in 2017. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company."--Provided by publisher
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1 Urban Development in the Muslim World --; title: Encounter with Modernity and Implications for Planning  -- Hooshang Amirahmadi Mohamad R. Razavi; title: chapter 2 The Islamic City --; title: Historic Myth, Islamic Essence, and Contemporary Relevance  -- Janet L. Abu-Lughod; title: chapter 3 Planning and Development in Makkah  -- Nohad A. Toulan; title: chapter 4 The Walled City of Delhi: Retrospect and Prospect  -- Samuel V. Noe; title: chapter 5 Urbanization and Development --; title: The Role of the Medina in the Maghreb  -- Jean-François Troin; title: chapter 6 The Transformation of Tehran from a Garrison Town to a Primate City --; title: A Tale of Rapid Growth and Uneven Development  -- Hooshang Amirahmadi Kiafar Ali; title: chapter 7 Planning Problems and Policies in Tehran  -- Vincent F. Costello; title: chapter 8 Migration, Religion, and Economic Development in the Building Sector of Sanaa and Cairo  -- Günter Meyer; title: chapter 9 Impact of the Oil Industry on Urbanization in the Persian Gulf Region --; title: chapter 10 Decentralized Urbanization in Syria  -- Riad G. Mahayni; title: chapter 11 Population Dynamics, Urbanization, and the Planning of Large Cities in the Arab World -- Salah S. El-Shakhs Hooshang Amirahmadi.