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Urban Planning in the Early Cities of Muslim Arabs : Principles and Practice.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ashour, Kamila Naim.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (395 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bloomsbury Academic & Professional, 2026.
- Summary:
- Provides a concise reference guide on many of the early cities of the Muslim Arabs that emerged between the seventh century AD, and the early 11th century AD.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary of Arabic Terms
- Introduction
- Objectives of the Book
- Book Structure, Scope, and Methodology
- Part I: Theoretical Background
- The Arab
- The Islamic Principles and Fiqh al-ʿUmran
- The Urban Form and Components
- Part II: The Early Cities of Muslim Arabs
- Chapter 1: Medina
- Chapter 2: Basra
- Chapter 3: Kufa
- Chapter 4: Al-Qahira
- Fustat
- Al-ʿAskar
- Al-Qataʾiʿ
- Al-Qahira al-Muʿizziya
- Chapter 5: Damascus
- Chapter 6: Aleppo
- Chapter 7: ʿAnjar
- Chapter 8: Ramla
- Chapter 9: Kairouan
- Chapter 10: Baghdad
- Description of the Round City
- Chapter 11: Samarra
- Chapter 12: Fez
- Chapter 13: Cities of Wadi Mizab
- Chapter 14: Summary
- Similarities and Differences
- Similarities
- Differences
- Part III: Spatial Structure of Cities
- Chapter 15: Urban Spatial Structure
- Chapter 16: Urban Core and Spatial Structure
- Chapter 17: Public Squares and Inner Courtyard Buildings
- Chapter 18: Residential Quarters
- Chapter 19: Commercial and Industrial Activities
- Specialized Markets
- Commercial Complexes
- Segregation of Activities and Land Uses
- Chapter 20: Institutions and Public Buildings
- Chapter 21: Urban Fabric
- Geometric Versus Irregular
- Compactness
- Chapter 22: Summary
- Urban Spatial Structure
- Urban Core and Spatial Structure
- Public Squares and Inner Courtyards
- Residential Quarters
- Commercial and Industrial Activities
- Institutions and Public Buildings
- Urban Fabric
- Part IV: Principles, Theory, and Models
- Chapter 23: Cultural Influence
- The Islamic Principles
- Additional Principles
- The Arabs and Ancient Tradition of Pre-Islamic Era
- Tribal-Based Concentrations
- Urban Fabric and Components.
- Markets and Public Squares
- Chapter 24: Organic City
- Chapter 25: Models for City Planning
- Chapter 26: Principles of Planning and Applicability to Contemporary Cities
- Conclusion
- Appendix: The Islamic Caliphate
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 10
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781978761902
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