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2.2 researCh sTruCTure and quesTions
2.2 Research structure and questions
To reach the proposed research aim, the thesis:
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1. Identifies cities under the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) which Dubai is one among and studies their development patterns with literature references from books and research papers.
2. Describes the political and governmental historical background of Dubai to understand who oversees the urban development and when there were changes to the governing hierarchy. Furthermore, it describes the different phases of urban development and expansion the city underwent in the past two decades and the timeline.
3. Discusses in detail the area of Downtown Dubai Pre-Dubaization in Al Wasl where Downtown Dubai, our selected site for analysis emerged. Further, this section studies the features through on site visits, photographs and cartography.
4. Comparatively analyses two case studies, the downtowns of Singapore and Kuala Lumpur which share similar development patterns to build a base for the following chapters which will explain the circulation of urban models.
5. Other emerging examples of urban models (Boxpark and City Walk) being circulated globally is studied through on site analysis to make our case of circulating models stronger.
6. The urban design section analyses urban interventions at a human scale level to understand the design elements that are beneficial for similar developments in downtown Dubai and its surroundings. Also studies the adaptation of urban spaces to improve user experience with a comparison with our case studies. The comparison will include design guideline proposals that could improve the current state.
7. The urban planning and policy analysis section will explain the methods, laws, and policies of land acquisition in our three case studies as a base to understand the different outcomes of similar urban models because of different methods and governance
to acquire land. Furthermore, specific urban policies that were successful in our case studies are compared in detail to similar models in Dubai to prove this process of importation. These examples will reflect our views on whether they could be considered successful in Dubai with new policy proposals and changes in existing ones which could improve the current state.
8. Analyses the concept of circulation of urban models and policies in Dubai and eventually explains the transition it underwent from being a canvas for importation to being a source of inspiration for exportation. This is a brief explanation of how Dubai became a global model with reference to examples and detailed comparisons highlighting the features of the said urban models. the process of urban transformation and the outcome of the circulation of models in the context of Dubai.
9. Concludes with an analogical explanation to our findings while answering the research questions that follows.
