Date de début:
03 Décembre 2012 - 08:00
Date de fin:
04 Décembre 2012 - 16:00
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- Moyen-Orient
Boom Cities: Urban Development in the Arabian Peninsula
New York University Abu Dhabi, Downtown Campus.
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.
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.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 03 | DAY 1
9:00 – 9:30 AM OPENING REMARKS
9:30 – 10:00 AM PRESENTATION OF THE PHOTO EXHIBITION
On the Outskirts of Gulf Cities, Photographs by Manuel Benchetrit, Text by Roman Stadnicki
10:00 – 10:40 AM Keynote Nelida Fuccaro, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
11:00 – 1:00 PM PANEL1: Urban Development
Chair : Claire Beaugrand, Institut Français du Proche-Orient, Beirut
Andrew M. Gardner, University of Puget Sound
The Amalgamated City: Petroleum Wealth and Urban Space in Doha, Qatar
Philippe Cadène, Paris Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
The National Development Plan and the Future of Kuwait City
Brigitte Dumortier, Université Paris 4 Sorbonne
Concurrence and/or complementarity between coastal cities in the United Arab Emirates
John Burt, New York University Abu Dhabi
The environmental costs of coastal urbanization in the Gulf
2:00 – 4:00 PM PANEL 2: Urban Renewal
Chair : Pascal Menoret, New York University Abu Dhabi
Atef Alshehri, University of Oxford
Resetting the Urban Clock: Reconfiguring the Sacred City of al-Madina
Nadine Scharfenort, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz
Large-Scale Urban Regeneration: A New Old Market and a "Heart" for Doha
Beth Harrington, Northwestern University
Spaces of Culture: The Design and Arrangement of Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island
Patrizia Zanelli, LUSPIO University, Rome
Rapid Urbanization in Yemeni Short Stories
6:30 – 8:30 PM PUBLIC LECTURE
Intercontinental Hotel Auditorium
"Where the Sidewalk Ends: Informal Urbanism in Dubai" by Yasser Elsheshtawy, Associate Professor, United Arab Emirates University
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 04 | DAY 2
10:00AM – 12:00 PM PANEL 3: Spatial Politics
Chair : Amelie Le Renard, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris
Ulrike Freitag, Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin
Urban Modernization in Jeddah in the late 19th and early 20th century
Farah al-Nakib, American University of Kuwait
The Right to the Urban Commons: Public Space and Public Protest in Kuwait, 1938-2012
Sebastian Maisel, Grand Valley State University
Urban development in Unayzah: Where is the Paris of Najd today?
Pascal Menoret, New York University Abu Dhabi
Joyriding in Riyadh and the Critique of Urban Space
02:00 – 4:30 PM PANEL 4: Urban Margins
Chair : Roman Stadnicki, Centre d'Etudes et de Documentation Economiques, Juridiques et
Sociales, Cairo
Claire Beaugrand, Institut Français du Proche-Orient
Urban Marginalization in Kuwait and Bahrain
Amelie Le Renard, Centre national de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris
Respectability and Racist Modes of Exclusion in Riyadh: Experiencing the City with Female Filipino Nurses
Magdalena Karolak, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University
Bahrain's Parallel Societies: An Analysis of the Urban Landscape
Laure Assaf, Paris West University
The Corniche of Abu Dhabi: Public Space and Outdoor Intimacy
Amin Moghadam, University of Lyon
Iranian Migrations to Dubai: Transitional Spaces and Practices
4:30 PM Keynote Yasser Elsheshtawy, United Arab Emirates University