Place attachment as a motivation for community preservation: The demise of an old, bustling, Dubai community

Urban Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 13, 2017, Pages 2973-2997

  Alawadi, Khaled ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Dubai; low income housing; neighbourhood and community preservation; place attachment; urban redevelopment

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; DISPLACEMENT; ETHNOGRAPHY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; LOW INCOME HOUSING; NEIGHBORHOOD; PLANNING SYSTEM; REDEVELOPMENT; TOP-DOWN APPROACH; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

DUBAI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 85029743567     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098016664690     Document Type: Article

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