Emerging Patterns of Urbanization in the GCC Countries

This book attempts to synthesize the process of the urbanization in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Building on historical perspective it explores the new dimensions and booming urbanisation across the region. The journey from traditional towns to the Palm Island is studded with various turnarounds. The book highlights on all underlining factors that helped to figure it as global destination. The urbanization scenario after the period of 1970s is the focus of the book. The text would be a reference book to understand the process of urbanisation from historical times towards the turn of this century.