Cultural change and urban design: Women's privacy in traditional and modern Damascus

This study explores the suitability of traditional Islamic versus modern Western built-environments to the current cultural climate in Damascus. The issue of privacy, and that of women in particular have been important in the Arabic-Islamic society. However, women in this society are undergoing major economic, political, and social changes; the women's domain has shifted from private (home) to public (school and work). These cultural changes and the sharp differences in the two environments (the inwardly traditional as opposed to the outwardly modern) raised important questions. Which residential environment best fit residents' desire for privacy, particularly that of women? And how can contemporary design respond to cultural changes, again in relation to women's desire for privacy?

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Urban and Regional Planning

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Al-Kodmany, M. Kheir Al-Din

Contributors dc:contributor

• Riley, Robert B.

• Women's Studies
• Architecture
• Urban and Regional Planning

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1995 Al-Kodmany, M. Kheir Al-Din

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9624275
(UMI)AAI9624275

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/21528