Case Study #2 (Modern Dubai)

1900-Now (specifically 1990s to now)

CASE STUDY TEMPLATE
Consider what information is most relevant to help us understand how this case study contributes to your

Diagram/plan/figure ground: Buildings - solid black, open space - white, contours (where available) - light
grey, natural vegetation - dark green, cultivated open space - mid green, water: fresh - mid blue; salt -
green blue, fortifications/walls/fences - grey/brown, key cultural features/sites - orange, roads - dark grey,
paved/impervious surfaces - mid grey

Where possible include images and descriptions, as well as analysis/discussion.
Provide names in indigenous language and english where possible/appropriate. Include a glossary of relevant
Indigenous key terms and their translation in english.
Reference all sources using APA7. Include in-text citations and image captions.
Location:
Name of settlement:
Typology (City, town, village, fortified settlement, seasonal camp, etc):
If seasonal - occupation time/season & reason for occupation:
Estimated Population/density:
Size (estimated area of settlement):
Social organisation (governance, political, social structure/s):
Physical environment/context (landscape, topography, local resources, etc):
Settlement relationship to physical environment (sites of significance/importance, significant landscape
features )
Cultural context (cultural values and practices relevant to settlement pattern):
How social, cultural, spiritual and economic needs are met:
Settlement layout/key features:
Inc. Diagram/plan showing layout to scale (1:5000 or 1:10000)

Building vernacular (inc. materiality):
Land use patterns within settlement (and immediate context):
Primary modes of mobility/transportation (to AND within settlement)
Spatial relationships:
Public/shared spaces & private spaces:
Integration/organisation of work, ceremonial, learning, play/socialising and living spaces:
Key built structures and infrastructure required to sustain settlement:
Spatial relationship/s between settlement and its resource base (how it sustains itself and where the
materials and resources it needs come from):
Material and energy flows within settlement:
Key insights/learning: