![]() ![]() The idea of putting a modernist urban grid into an Arab context has had various implications on social life. While over time, mass migration has brought about de facto cosmopolitanism in Arabian cities, especially Abu Dhabi & Dubai foreign residents continue to experience segregation. The critical intersection of urbanisation and economic development often leaves behind the traditional purpose of streets (making social connections). They have become highly car-dependent, exclusionary in nature and their planning and development patterns have been largely shaped for a certain class. Cities like Abu Dhabi, Dubai & Kuwait City have seen an expeditious transition in the last 50 years. ![]() The traditionalist ‘compact-city’ planning had high density urban structures with mixed land uses. ![]() Since antiquity, Bedouin cities have always been influenced by sedentary culture, which has underpinned the social sustainability of tribes per se. By Moiz Uddin A typical neighbourhood in Dubai. ![]()
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