Dubai detox : an alternative urbanism of climate, culture and place / by Peter Michael James.

Main entry:

James, Peter Michael.

Title & Author:

Dubai detox : an alternative urbanism of climate, culture and place / by Peter Michael James.

Publication:

2010.

Description:

iv, 71 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 22 cm.

Notes:
Also available in PDF.
Thesis (M. Arch.)--University of Maryland, College Park, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 70-71).
Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI Dissertation Services, c2011. iv, 71 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 22 cm.

Summary:

"Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates, recently experienced a spectacular building boom. The new city--a string of setpieces including palm-shaped islands, manmade marinas and soaring skyscrapers--bears no resemblance to traditional Middle Eastern urban settlements. The end of the boom has left many building plans unrealized. These holes in the urban fabric present strategic opportunities to challenge Dubai's prevailing car-dependent, energy-intensive development model. This thesis proposes design possibilities for an undeveloped 100-hectare area adjacent to a Dubai Metro rail transit station. Using climate and culture as determinants in the design process, time-tested urban, landscape and architectural responses are applied and transformed to the creation of a new settlement pattern. The resulting urban design 'kit of parts' provides a flexible framework for transit- and pedestrian-oriented development that accommodates varied densities and building types, simultaneously privileging public space and respecting cultural values of privacy and separation."--P. verso of p. preceding t.p.

Subject:

City planning United Arab Emirates Dubayy (Emirate)
Architecture, Modern 21st century.
Cities and towns Growth.
Architecture 21e siècle.
Villes Croissance.
urban sprawl.
suburban growth.
Architecture, Modern.
City planning.
Dubayy (United Arab Emirates : Emirate)
United Arab Emirates Dubayy (Emirate)
Architecture (object genre) United Arab Emirates Dubayy.
Urban planning United Arab Emirates Dubayy.

Form/genre:

Theses.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 276424
Call No.: BIB 211030
Status: Available

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