Browsing by Subject "Built Environment"
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A Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Neighbourhoods in Al Wakra, State Of Qatar
( Scholars Middle East Publishers , 2018 , Article)In the past two decades, sustainability has been a significant concern when planning cities. As a consequence of development occurring in cities, its essence to people is discounted. An example of this is Doha, Qatar’s ... -
The Development of Vital Precincts in Doha: Urban Regeneration and Socio-Cultural Factors
( Scientific Research Publishing , 2015 , Article)Through the past few decades, Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar, has experienced an extraordinary economic growth and transformation of its built environment. This has been caused by post-WWII oil and natural gas ... -
Integrated Approach for the Improvement of Human Comfort in the Public Realm: The Case of the Corniche, the Linear Urban Link of Doha
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2015 , Article)The Corniche is a public realm located in Doha. Its waterfront palm-fringed boulevard and twin carriageway extends in a horseshoe shape and runs 7 km along the Doha Bay and the city's sea-front. Doha Corniche is indisputably ... -
Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Transit Villages in Qatar: A Planning-Strategy to Revitalize the Built Environment of Doha
( Henry Stewart Publications , 2017 , Article)For the past several decades, the car has been the most popular method for travelling within cities, small towns and rural areas. This has caused increasing traffic congestion, which in turn has become a drain to the economy ... -
The Quality of Urban Life (QOUL) of New-Salata Neighborhood in Qatar
( Scientific & Academic Publishing , 2017 , Article)During the second half of the 20th century Qatar has beheld its first urbanization period, which was caused by the increase of oil’s production. At present, national development strategies have led to an extensive urban ... -
Sites of contestation: Tahrir Square; from appropriation to design
( Taylor and Francis , 2016 , Book chapter)As mentioned in the introductory chapter on "crossing the boundaries between the utopian and the real," urban design has often played the role of a mediator between idealized pasts and idealizing futures, and a channel for ... -
Smart Cities: A Socio-Technical Perspective
( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2021 , Conference Paper)This research paper elaborates upon the concept of Smart Cities and the evolution of the term itself throughout history in order to outline the emergence of two distinct schools of thought: technocentric and humancentric, ... -
Urban Planning in Qatar: Strategies and Vision for the Development of Transit Villages in Doha
( Taylor & Francis (Routledge) , 2016 , Article)Doha, the capital city of the State of Qatar, has went through a fast growth in its economy and transformation of its built environment. Currently, major urban public transit systems are under construction. This paper ...