Comparative analysis of the driving forces and spatiotemporal patterns of urbanisation in Muscat, Doha, and Dubai

Ammar Abulibdeh; Talal Al-Awadhi; Mohammed Al-Barwani

doi:10.1080/09614524.2019.1598335

Comparative analysis of the driving forces and spatiotemporal patterns of urbanisation in Muscat, Doha, and Dubai

Ammar Abulibdeh^*, Talal Al-Awadhi, Mohammed Al-Barwani

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This article analyses contemporary urbanisation patterns in Muscat, Dubai, and Doha cities, focusing on urban land cover change and the roles of governance, globalisation, oil revenues, internal migration, social factors, and urban planning forces in developing these cities. Remotely sensed and demographic data for the past 30 years were used to identify concurrent changes in urbanisation patterns, in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of urbanisation. The results show that the three cities have all experienced unprecedented urban transformation, with high urbanisation and population growth, but with differences in the patterns of development.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	606-618
Number of pages	13
Journal	Development in Practice
Volume	29
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2019.1598335
Publication status	Published - Jul 4 2019

Keywords

Aid–development policies
Arab States
Environment (built and natural)
Globalisation (inc trade, private sector)
Labour and livelihoods–migration

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Geography, Planning and Development
Development

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