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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Julian BolleterPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9781032401591ISBN 10: 1032401591 Pages: 188 Publication Date: 29 August 2022 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"""Desert Paradises is a superb analysis of the development of urban landscape in Persian Gulf with a focus on Dubai. This fascinating and historically informed account sheds new light on nuances of landscape urbanism and the complex politics behind it. Providing an original and impactful contribution to landscape design, history and practice, Bolleter handles both breadth and depth of the development of landscape in Dubai with balance and solid supportive arguments. This indispensable study would be an inspiring reading for experts from various fields, including but not limited to, geographers, urban planners, designers, architects, and historians of contemporary Middle East."" Mohamad Gharipour, Morgan State University, USA ""[This book] makes a substantial contribution to the discourse of landscape architecture in the Middle East."" - Julian Raxworthy, (Landscape Review), University of Queensland, Australia" Desert Paradises is a superb analysis of the development of urban landscape in Persian Gulf with a focus on Dubai. This fascinating and historically informed account sheds new light on nuances of landscape urbanism and the complex politics behind it. Providing an original and impactful contribution to landscape design, history and practice, Bolleter handles both breadth and depth of the development of landscape in Dubai with balance and solid supportive arguments. This indispensable study would be an inspiring reading for experts from various fields, including but not limited to, geographers, urban planners, designers, architects, and historians of contemporary Middle East. Mohamad Gharipour, Morgan State University, USA [This book] makes a substantial contribution to the discourse of landscape architecture in the Middle East. - Julian Raxworthy, (Landscape Review), University of Queensland, Australia Author InformationJulian Bolleter is Deputy-Director at the Australian Urban Design Research Centre (AUDRC) at the University of Western Australia. His role includes teaching a master’s programme in urban design and conducting research and design projects. Julian is a landscape architect and urban designer and has worked in Australia, the United States, the UK and the Middle East. He has published four books: Made in Australia: The Future of Australian Cities (with Richard Weller), Take Me to the River: A History of Perth’s Foreshore, Scavenging the Suburbs: Auditing Perth for One Million Infill Dwellings and The Ghost Cities of Australia: A Survey of New City Proposals and Their Lessons for Australia’s 21st Century Development. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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