Built by Oil - Couverture rigide

Roberts, Gwilym; Fowler, David

 
9780863721892: Built by Oil
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0863721893 ISBN 13 : 9780863721892
Editeur : Ithaca Press, 1995

Synopsis

This series is intended to included works that deal with the politics, international relations and political economy of Middle Eastern countries or regional organizations. Also of interest to the series are works on social forces, ideological discourses and strategic affairs pertaining to the Middle East.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

ifty years ago a process of change began in the Middle East. As oil wealth began to flow, one by one the countries of the region made a start on building ports, airports, roads, water supplies in short the basic infrastructure on which modern civilisation is based. With the oil boom of the 1970s the pace of development was redoubled. Because of historical links, British civil engineering firms took a leading role in designing and building this new infrastructure, which transformed the region as, a century before, an earlier generation of engineers had transformed Victorian Britain. This book describes the most important projects such as Dubai s dry dock, the Greater Cairo Wastewater Project, and the new industrial city of Jubail and places them in the historical and political context of the time. And it pays tribute to the astonishing achievements of the thousands of engineers and others who played a part in the transformation.

Biographie de l'auteur

Gwilym Roberts CBE FEng became Chairman of Acer Group Ltd when his firm of John Taylor & Sons merged with Freeman Fox & Partners in 1987. Responsible for many major projects around the world, he has had particular experience in the Middle East. From Kuwait in 1952 to Cairo in 1992, his 40 years experience has covered schemes in virtually every country of the region. He was President of the Institution of Civil Engineers 1986 7. David Fowler MIStructE is an experienced journalist and engineer. He was formerly News Analysis Editor of the New Civil Engineer and is now Features Editor of The Engineer.

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Éditeur
Ithaca Press
Date d'édition
1995
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0863721893
ISBN 13 
9780863721892
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
320
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Personne responsable
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