Gulf sustainable urbanism. Volume I : the past / Prof. Spiro N. Pollalis and Nader Ardalan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pollalis, Spiro N., 1954- author.

Ardalan, Nader, author.

Contributor:

Harvard University. Graduate School of Design, project director.

Qatar Foundation, sponsor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable urban development--Persian Gulf Region.

Sustainable urban development.

Economic development--Environmental aspects--Persian Gulf Region.

Economic development.

Middle East--Persian Gulf Region.

Middle East.

Middle East--Persian Gulf States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([447] pages) : illustrations, maps; digital file(s).

Place of Publication:

Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press 2018

[Doha, Qatar] : Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Harvard University Graduate School of Design was the leader of this research project, which took place in 2011-2015, entitled Gulf Sustainable Urbanism (GSU). Scholars from Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq and Iran (in geographic order) contributed to the research. The focus of this first part of the research is the past of urbanism in the coastal region, aiming to propose a future sustainable urbanization, both environmentally and socio- economically. A study of urbanization patterns of the past was conducted for eight coastal cities and two associated hinterland cities in eight countries surrounding the Gulf. Urban and regional histories were summarized to understand the complex relationships that generated long-lasting urban forms and efficient building designs.

Notes:

Based on the 2011-2015 research project: Gulf Sustainable Urbanism (GSU), Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on e-publication, viewed on May 31, 2022.

ISBN:

9789927118951