Scholarworks@UAEU - Thesis/ Dissertation Defenses: BRIDGING BORDERS: EXPLORING PLACE ATTACHMENT AS SPATIAL LIVED EXPERIENCES OF EXPATRIATE COMMUNITIES IN DUBAI, UAE
Home > Electronic Theses and Dissertations > THESIS_DISSERTATION_DEFENSE > 2025-2024 > DISSERTATION_DEFENSES > 47 Gopika Balakrishnan, United Arab Emirates University Follow 11-6-2025 6:00 PM F1 - 1124 Dissertation Defense Doctor of Philosophy in Architectural Engineering College of Engineering Architectural Engineering Dr. Sahera Bleibleh Place Attachment, Everyday Urban Experience, Spatial Behavior, Expatriate Communities, Migration, Dubai, UAE Dubai, a global city where expatriate communities make up the majority of the population, offers a unique context to explore how urban environments are both shaped by and shaping people’s experiences. With rapid growth of migration and deep cultural diversity, the city exemplifies how top-down planning and bottom-up lived experiences interact to influence how individuals form emotional and spatial connections to place. This dissertation investigates the concept of place attachment through the lens of spatial behavior, lived experience, and inh
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