| Abstrakt: |
Western influences have had a significant impact on Gulf cities in the early periods. With rapid modernization, cultures have been affected and planning ideologies have expanded to a global scale. As a result, it has affected the development in the global cities, the significant historic locations and the aspects of city identity. This paper analyzes the impact of globalization on historic cities in the Gulf. This is approached by exploring a number of case studies in the Gulf. The research implies the need for a thorough investigative method to these conflictual circumstances and that their misleading antinomy is still ambiguous than the literature proposes. More than the result of two opposite or even contradictory patterns, conservation of the historic cities and modern development is, in fact, the illustration of the call for similar "global urban product. Both approaches focus on generating an attractive image that lures the transnational elites and encourages the investment for better outcomes. It also states that the development and expansion of global interdependence, coupled with the right policies, management approaches and actions, affect the macro- and micro-urban changes by effecting essential components that ensure the continuity of historic sites while not stifling their urban growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
