Dubai in the 'Middle'

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1732-1748

  Acuto, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dubai; Everyday; Global city; Governance; Ordinary city; Worlding

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION; WORLD CITY; URBAN POLITICS;

DUBAI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84906829907     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.12190     Document Type: Article

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