Essays about: "Dubai World"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Dubai World.

  1. 1. Reading the City: Architectural sites as the interlocutors of past, present and future identity in Dubai

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Freya Yasmin Mainprize Dastoor; [2023]
    Keywords : locality; placemaking; Dubai; architecture; global city; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the ways in which architectural sites establish and maintain Dubai’s claim to global city status. In a globalized world, localities must succeed in translocal networks in order to ensure their survival and prosperity, and global recognition of local uniqueness is thus integral to the establishment of global cities. READ MORE

  3. 2. Integration of solar thermal collectors in the dairy industry: A techno-economic assessment : A case study of Dubai

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för elektroteknik

    Author : Hassim Shah; [2021]
    Keywords : Solar thermal; parabolic trough collector; levelized cost of heat; integration schemes;

    Abstract : A predominant amount of energy needed in the industrial sector is in the form of heat. A significant number of industries in the world still relies on fossil fuels for meeting their heat requirements. READ MORE

  4. 3. Welcome to Nowhere

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Tara Fartash-Naini; [2020]
    Keywords : Architecture; Globalization; Urbanization; Consumerism; Dubai; Fragmented city; Homogenous Landscapes; Iconic Architecture; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : We live in a world built on consumerist values and a spatial rationale of capital accumulation. This modern society has led to architecture thriving through super consumption and super production ultimately leading to the generic. Cities and spaces that were usually rich in variation and texture have now become an architectural melting pot. READ MORE

  5. 4. Evaluation of strategic stockpoints for UNFPA using a facility location mode

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Erik Hansson; Dayanand Sagar; [2018]
    Keywords : Humanitarian Logistics; Facility Location; UNFPA; Perishable Commodities; Pre-positioning; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Distribution and warehousing networks of Humanitarian Organizations has proven to be an area where cost reductions and shortened lead times can be achieved. Humanitarian organizations have also started pre-positioning goods in anticipation of disasters as a way to improve their disaster preparedness. READ MORE

  6. 5. European Muslim Women in Dubai: Religious Conversion, Migration and Belonging in a Global City

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

    Author : Esther Schoorel; [2016]
    Keywords : Muslim converts; migration; belonging; group identity; women; Europe; Dubai.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the complex and diverse ways in which European Muslim converts create and negotiate a sense of belonging as migrants in Dubai. Drawing on ethnographic work conducted in the fall of 2015, it provides an intimate account of the lives of European Muslim women in Dubai. READ MORE