Atlas of the Gulf states / by Phillip Cadène and Bridgette Dumortier.

Format:

Map/Atlas

Author/Creator:

Cadène, Philippe.

Contributor:

Dumortier, Brigitte.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabian Peninsula--Maps.

Arabian Peninsula.

Genre:

Atlases.

Maps.

Physical Description:

1 atlas (120 pages) : colormaps ; 25 x 31 cm

Scales differ.

Cartographic Data:

Scales differ.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Summary:

"This Atlas of the the Gulf States contains more than 150 maps and graphs based on recent data. It offers a survey of the history and economic and urban development of the Gulf region." --Cover.

Contents:

The Gulf: a strategic space between the sea and the desert : A semi-enclosed sea ; An area of continual movement ; The crossroads of civilizations ; A muslim world ; Characteristic states ; Water scarcity ; Oases and pastoral nomadism ; Marine resources.

The Gulf: the heart of the world's energy reserves : Petroleum, a complex sector ; Oil production and reserves ; Gas production and reserves ; Processing and transport of oil and gas ; Numerous tensions.

A speedy and radical transformation : Influx of migrants ; Spectacular urban growth ; Quality infrastructure ; Developing an industrial sector ; Free zones and special economic zones ; Explosion of finance and real estate sectors ; The rise of tourism ; Toward a knowledge society ; The gulf cooperation council.

Dissimilar territories : The state of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia's eastern province ; The kingdom of Bahrain ; The emirate of Qatar ; The Federation of the United Arab Emirates ; The emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai ; The emirates of Ajman and Sharjah the northern emirates ; North Oman ; The Iranian coast of the Gulf ; The Iraqi governorate of Basra.

Urban societies : Basra City ; Kuwait City ; Greater Dammam ; The oasis city of al-Ahsa ; Manama, an island capital ; Greater Doha ; The island and the city of Abu Dhabi ; The coastal conurbation of Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman ; The al-Ain-Buraimi oases ; Muscat's capital region ; Sohar and Sur: two cities on the gulf of Oman ; The port city of Bandar Abbas ; Abadan and Khorramshahr: Two oil cities ; Integration of metropolitan areas.

Notes:

Updated version of the French edition (2011) -- Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9789004245600

900424560X

9789004245662

9004245669

OCLC:

834858086

Publisher Number:

99953699841