Petro urbanism: The geo-politics of urban development in DOHA, Qatar

International Journal for Housing Science and Its Applications

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-87

  Adham, K ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Doha; Globalization; Late capitalism; Qatar; Urban development

Indexed keywords

FOUNDATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MASONRY MATERIALS; RECONSTRUCTION (STRUCTURAL); REGIONAL PLANNING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

DOHA; GLOBALIZATION; LATE CAPITALISM; QATAR; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 61749094655     PISSN: 01466518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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