Knowledge-based urban development in the Middle East

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Section 1. Issues, challenges, and theoretical concepts. Chapter 1. The myth of knowledge-based urban development in the Middle Eastern cities: a multilayered analysis ; Chapter 2. Information and communication technology spine for knowledge-based development of cities ; Chapter 3. The comparative importance of urban and architectural potentials supporting knowledge cities formation and their relevant indices -- Section 2. Country-based case studies. Chapter 4. The knowledge urbanity in Qatar: an alternative dynamic ; Chapter 5. Egypt's knowledge-based development: opportunities, challenges, and future possibilities ; Chapter 6. Developing a conceptual framework for knowledge-based urban development in Isfahan, Iran ; Chapter 7. KBUD as an alternative approach for the development of Cairo's informal settlements: opportunities and challenges ; Chapter 8. Opportunities for and constraints on the transformation into a knowledge-based economy: a critical analysis of initiatives in Turkey ; Chapter 9. Creative cities and knowledge capital: the case of Dubai (UAE) -- Section 3. Transformations and trends. Chapter 10. Kuwait urban app: the application of knowledge-based urban development in Kuwait ; Chapter 11. Knowledge-based urban design in the architectural academic field ; Chapter 12. A holistic assessment of education city in Doha: the borderless knowledge hub ; Chapter 13. Cities of GCC in post-hydrocarbon era: challenges and opportunities

10.4018/978-1-5225-3734-2 [DOI]

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