Yasser Elsheshtawy explores Dubai's history from its beginnings as a small fishing village to
its place on the world stage today, using historical narratives, travel descriptions, novels and …

The mega‐project is experiencing revived interest as a tool for urban renewal. The current
mode of large‐scale urban development is, however, different from its predecessor in so far …

Urban politics has changed during a generation of neoliberalization. This paper argues that
next to the notions of roll‐back and roll‐out neoliberalization, which have been put forward …

This book presents new research on the capacity of big cities to generate new tourism areas
as visitors discover and help create new urban experiences off the beaten track. It examines …

Contributing to an emerging debate that brings the mobilization of land rent as a financial
asset to the heart of urban analysis, this article offers a narrative of land financialization as a …

Modernity and the Museum in the Arabian Peninsula is dedicated to the recent and rapid
high-profile development of museums in the Arabian Peninsula, focusing on the a number of …

The politics of urban development is one of the most enduring, central themes of urban
politics. In Resisting Redevelopment, Eleonora Pasotti explores the forces that enable …

This article examines the role of transnational architectural production in mega project
developments in Beijing. It explores how local developers and government officials have …

The paper explores the active yet neglected role that local class struggle over land plays in
negotiating new forms of urbanity. Unfashionably shifting research focus from global elites …

Recent contributions to critical race theory and refugee studies can sharpen and extend
analyses of urban displacement in aspiring global cities, especially with respect to how …