Built on sand? [Elektronische Ressource] : emerging cities on the Arabian Peninsula in the knowledge economy context / Elisabeth Schein

Built on Sand? - Emerging Cities on the Arabian Peninsula in the Knowledge Economy Context Dipl.-Ing. Univ. Elisabeth Schein, Munich University of Technology TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN Lehrstuhl für Raumentwicklung Built on Sand? Emerging Cities on the Arabian Peninsula in the Knowledge Economy Context Dipl.-Ing. Univ. Elisabeth Schein Vollständiger Abdruck der von der Fakultät für Architektur der Technischen Universität München zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktor - Ingenieurs genehmigten Dissertation. Vorsitzender: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard Hausladen Prüfer der Dissertation: 1. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Alain Thierstein 2. Prof. Ashraf M. Salama, Ph.D. Queen´s University Belfast, United Kingdom Die Dissertation wurde am 17.06.2009 bei der Technischen Universität München eingereicht und durch die Fakultät für Architektur am 21.07.2009 angenommen. Built on Sand? - Emerging Cities on the Arabian Peninsula in the Knowledge Economy Context Dipl.-Ing. Univ. Elisabeth Schein, Munich University of Technology Acknowledgment This research project has grown with the help of many supporting people. Please let me name some of them here: First, I would like to extend a special thanks to my doctoral thesis supervisor Prof. Dr. Alain Thierstein, who has given me excellent guidance in countless face-to-face meetings. His great scientific vision, his sharp intellect and broad knowledge on relational geography and other Ph.D.