Boom Cities: Urban Development in the Arabian Peninsula

Conference

WHEN December 3-4, 2012
9 AM - 5 PM WHERE NYUAD Downtown Campus, Abu Dhabi WHO NYU Abu Dhabi Institute Open to the Public

See December 3 for companion evening event

Cities in the Arabian Peninsula are at the intersection of global energy markets, local and regional politics, international investment, religious networks, and labor migrations. This conference convenes international specialists of urban studies to map the latest evolutions in the field.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Convened by

Claire Beaugrand Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institut Français du Proche-Orient, Beirut

Amélie Le Renard Research Fellow, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

Pascal Menoret Assistant Professor of Arab Crossroads Studies, NYUAD

Roman Stadnicki Head of Urban Studies Department, Centre d'Études et de Documentation Économiques, Juridiques et Sociales, Cairo

 

Papers prepared for and presented at this conference
will be published in the Fall 2013 volume of Arabian Humanities, an international journal of Archaeology and Social Sciences in the Arabian Peninsula published by The French Centre in Sana’a for Archaeology and Social Sciences (CEFAS).

 

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  • Agenda
Convened by
  • Amélie Le Renard, Research Fellow, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
  • Pascal Menoret, Assistant Professor, NYUAD
  • Claire Beaugrand, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institut Français du Proche-Orient, Beirut
  • Roman Stadnicki, Head of Urban Studies Department, Centre d'Études et de Documentation Économiques, Juridiques et Sociales, Cairo

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