GPHY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Shifting Cultivation, Global Governance, Slow Food
21 Dec 2016
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Jami: the most dominant feature of a traditional islamic city. Gates controlled access to keep out strangers and taxes on merchants. The suqs closest to the jami held the most prestigious goods ex) books, perfumes. Those closest to the gate held less valuable goods ex) building goods, pots&pans, food. All women must be protected from the gaze of unrelated men. Doors must not face each other across a minor street. Windows must be small, narrow and above eye level. The qur"a(cid:374) spe(cid:272)ifies a(cid:374) o(cid:271)ligatio(cid:374) to (cid:271)e (cid:374)eigh(cid:271)ourly. Bear the imprint of globalization instead of urbanization. Du(cid:271)ai"s shock city status derives from spectacular affluence and its phenomenal rate of growth. Du(cid:271)ai"s real estate (cid:272)a(cid:373)e to a halt i(cid:374) 2008 a(cid:374)d (cid:373)ost of the i(cid:373)(cid:373)igra(cid:374)t (cid:449)orkfor(cid:272)e had to go home, most workers had to leave their condos, cars and the luxury life behind.
