{"product_id":"cultural-diversity-of-an-ancient-hisham-mortada-9781699073445","title":"Cultural Diversity of an Ancient Urban Element: The Cul-De-Sac","description":"The Cul-de-sac is a unique urban element, especially in traditional settlements that feature compact organic urban form. In addition to its countless social advantages, the cul-de-sac greatly contributes to humanizing harsh climatic conditions, the hot arid in particular. Though many urban historians and planners ascribe its origin to the old Muslim city, the cul-de-sac had been in existence for centuries in various parts of the world.This book explores the social and environmental dimensions of the cul-de-sac using historic and contemporary examples from various geographic contexts. It also examines in detail the physical aspects of the cul-de-sac in old Muslim cities, as well as contemporary Western cities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hisham Mortada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1699073449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781699073445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Hisham Mortada","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978312319231,"sku":"9781699073445","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b81ac6b7-3251-4f11-b622-322e602e14d3.jpg?v=1683240844","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cultural-diversity-of-an-ancient-hisham-mortada-9781699073445","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}