Arab mediterranean megaprojects after the 'Spring': Business as usual or a new beginning?

Built Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 52-71

  Barthel, Pierre Arnaud ^a   Vignal, Leïla ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAB WORLD; CAPITALISM; FINANCIAL CRISIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84895836189     PISSN: 02637960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2148/benv.40.1.52     Document Type: Article

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