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Atlas of the Gulf states

Title: Atlas of the Gulf states [cartographic material] / by Phillip Cadène and Brigitte Dumortier.
Author: Cadène, Philippe.
Publication: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

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Additional Authors

Dumortier, Brigitte.

Description

1 atlas (120 p.) : col.maps; 25 x 31 cm

Summary

"This Atlas of the the Gulf States contains more than 150 maps and graphs based on recent data. It offers a survey of the history and economic and urban development of the Gulf region." --Cover.

Subject

Arabian Peninsula > Maps

Note

Updated version of the French edition (2011) -- Cover.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The Gulf: a strategic space between the sea and the desert : A semi-enclosed sea ; An area of continual movement ; The crossroads of civilizations ; A muslim world ; Characteristic states ; Water scarcity ; Oases and pastoral nomadism ; Marine resources. -- The Gulf: the heart of the world's energy reserves : Petroleum, a complex sector ; Oil production and reserves ; Gas production and reserves ; Processing and transport of oil and gas ; Numerous tensions. -- A speedy and radical transformation : Influx of migrants ; Spectacular urban growth ; Quality infrastructure ; Developing an industrial sector ; Free zones and special economic zones ; Explosion of finance and real estate sectors ; The rise of tourism ; Toward a knowledge society ; The gulf cooperation council. -- Dissimilar territories : The state of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia's eastern province ; The kingdom of Bahrain ; The emirate of Qatar ; The Federation of the United Arab Emirates ; The emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai ; The emirates of Ajman and Sharjah the northern emirates ; North Oman ; The Iranian coast of the Gulf ; The Iraqi governorate of Basra. -- Urban societies : Basra City ; Kuwait City ; Greater Dammam ; The oasis city of al-Ahsa ; Manama, an island capital ; Greater Doha ; The island and the city of Abu Dhabi ; The coastal conurbation of Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman ; The al-Ain-Buraimi oases ; Muscat's capital region ; Sohar and Sur: two cities on the gulf of Oman ; The port city of Bandar Abbas ; Abadan and Khorramshahr: Two oil cities ; Integration of metropolitan areas.

Call Number

Map Div. 16-3406

ISBN

9789004245600
900424560X
9789004245662 (canceled/invalid)
9004245669 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2013005356

OCLC

834858086

Author

Cadène, Philippe.

Title

Atlas of the Gulf states [cartographic material] / by Phillip Cadène and Brigitte Dumortier.

Imprint

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Cartographic Data

Scales differ.

Type of Content

text

still image

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Dumortier, Brigitte.

Research Call Number

Map Div. 16-3406

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