Acuto, Michele2015-12-100264-2751http://hdl.handle.net/1885/64163Twenty-first century metropolises are often engaged in a rivalry for primacy in many different geographical scales. Dubai, a relatively new urban settlement, is not immune from such endeavor. The Emirate has undertaken an impressive urban revolution in aKeywords: centralization; entrepreneur; metropolitan area; social impact; twenty first century; urban development; world city; Dubai [Dubai (ADS)]; Dubai [United Arab Emirates]; United Arab Emirates Dubai; Global city; Icon; Skyscrapers; Symbolic power201010.1016/j.cities.2010.01.0032016-02-24