How Middleast cities have been designed and evolved as pure interfaces to the 21st century economy

We would like to invite papers that focus on cities in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and encourage comparative and explorative analyses with cities in the MENASA (Middle East, North Africa and South Asia) region and/or on a global scale where relevant.
We are particularly interested in how these cities have been designed and evolved as pure interfaces to the 21st century economy. As such architecture and urbanism are seen as dynamic facilitators and flexible commodities, we are seeking in-depth perspectives on the dynamics and spatial discourses of modernity and globalization as constructed by: the discovery of oil; the revival of trade and rise of soft economy; the real-estate boom, culture of abundance and subsequent financial crisis; and urban repercussions of the post Arab Spring realities.