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Today is a new metropolitan age and for the first time ever more people live in cities than they do anywhere else. As cities strengthen their international and cultural influence, the global world is acted out most articulately in the world's urban hubs — through its diverse cultures, broad networks and innovative styles of governance. Looking at the city through its internal dynamics, the book examines how governance and cultural policy play out in a national and international framework.
Making a truly global contribution to the literature, editors Isar and Anheier bring together a truly international and highly-respected collection of scholars. In doing so, they skilfully steer debates beyond the city as an economic powerhouse, to cover issues that fully comprehend a city's cultural dynamics and its impact on policy including alternative economies, creativity, migration, diversity, sustainability, education and urban planning.
Innovative in its approach and content, this book is ideal for students, scholars and researchers interested in sociology, urban studies, cultural studies, and public policy.
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
- 1Population Over Time (Abu Dhabi Region) (1975–2009)
- 2Population by Nationality (Abu Dhabi / Emirate) (1975–2009)
- 3Distribution of Public Expenditures by Type (2009)
- 4Cultural Investment
- 5Number of Printing Press Shops, Book Stores, Publishers,… (2009)
- 6Estimated Employed Population (2009) 6B Non National Share of Estimated Employed Population (Mid-2008)
- 7Guests of Hotel Establishments by Nationality (2008)
The Arab world has gained much from the persistently high and seemingly unsatisfiable demand for oil. Abu Dhabi, with one of the world's biggest oil reservoirs, has taken advantage of this situation over the last three decades. After setting up a basic infrastructure for the needs of international companies, Abu Dhabi began, like Dubai, to search for future economic prospects but has chosen a slightly different means of development. It engages much more in developing ...
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