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Castles in the sand : a city planner in Abu Dhabi / Michael Cameron Dempsey.

By: Dempsey, Michael Cameron, 1980-.
Publisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014Description: vii, 210 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780786477609; 0786477601.Subject(s): City planning -- Abū Ẓaby (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) | Cities and towns -- Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) | Cities and towns -- Growth | Abū Ẓaby (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) -- HistoryDDC classification: 307.1/216095357
Contents:
Preface -- Prologue -- Origins -- Ready, fire, aim -- The mean streets -- Nanny state -- Into the desert -- Proletarians, unite! -- A higher power -- Back to nature -- The short arm of the law -- Faulty towers -- Nadir -- Greener grass -- Only sheikh! -- Grand designs -- Lonely hearts need not apply -- Cracks in the faìade -- Guests behaving badly -- The calm before the storm -- End of the road -- Epilogue -- A note about the author -- Chapter notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Non-fiction Main Collection HT 169 .U48 D46 2014 UAE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available C20039244

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207) and index.

Preface -- Prologue -- Origins -- Ready, fire, aim -- The mean streets -- Nanny state -- Into the desert -- Proletarians, unite! -- A higher power -- Back to nature -- The short arm of the law -- Faulty towers -- Nadir -- Greener grass -- Only sheikh! -- Grand designs -- Lonely hearts need not apply -- Cracks in the faìade -- Guests behaving badly -- The calm before the storm -- End of the road -- Epilogue -- A note about the author -- Chapter notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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