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Abstract: This paper is based on my thesis research, which explores how
expatriate women in Dubai perceive the spaces that surround them. The built environment
(physical spaces large and small) can shape notions of identity and belonging, but not
divorced from the social context of place. In a country where discrimination abounds,
foreign women in Dubai must confront social stigmas and tensions ... read morevery much connected to
their own nationality, race, and socioeconomic status. Their divergent experiences of space
and belonging in the same city are determined by those personal attributes. Through
qualitative data gathered from 20 phone interviews, I examine some of the ways in which
expatriate women navigate urban borders of old and new, foreign and local, rich and poor,
culture and consumption, and other aspects of a city known for its iconic hyper
development. This research also presents to planners a framework to scrutinize neoliberal
development in other cities around the world.
Thesis (M.A.)--Tufts University, 2013.
Submitted to the Dept. of Urban and Environmental Policy and
Planning.
Advisor: Barbara Parmenter.
Committee: Ryan Centner.
Keywords: Urban planning, Sociology, and Social research.read less
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