The changing morphology of the gulf cities in the age of globalisation: The case of Bahrain

Habitat International

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 521-540

  Hamouche, Mustapha Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Bahrain; Globalisation; Modernity; Tradition; Urban growth; Urban morphology

Indexed keywords

GLOBALIZATION; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN MORPHOLOGY; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

ASIA; BAHRAIN; EURASIA; MANAMA; MIDDLE EAST; MUHARRAQ;

EID: 4143104569     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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