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Refugee Camps: Initiation, Current Conditions, Development & Integration with the City
(Urban Planning and Design, 2018 , Master Thesis)
The issue of Palestinian refugees exists for nearly 70 years now, starting from the
occupation of Palestine by Israeli forces and immigrants in the late 40s. Approximately
900,000 Palestinian refugees were forced to leave ...
Sustainable and Livable Open Spaces in the City of Doha: an Investigation into the Legacies of Mega Sport Events
(Engineering-Urban Planning, 2017 , Dissertation)
With the aim of diversifying its economy and developing itself as a tourist destination, in recent years, Qatar has hosted many international sports events and will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Doha, its capital city, is ...
Toward Creative Cities: Assessing the Culturally Emerging Creative Doha City- Qatar
(Urban Planning and Design, 2018 , Master Thesis)
Through the holistic visionary plan 2032, Qatar is aiming for a future knowledge and economic creative based development. It is taking one main pillar in the country vision strategy to build a well-established human force ...
The sustainable urban edge design toolkit for coastal cities, the case of Doha, Qatar
(Urban Planning and Design, 2019 , Master Thesis)
The city of Doha is undergoing rapid development in various sectors. Mega design
projects and developments can be found scattered all over the city. However, when it comes to
the overall urban fabric and masterplan of ...
TOD'S ROLE IN ENHANCING URBAN QUALITY OF LIFE AND PRESERVING BUILT HERITAGE: THE CASE OF MSHEIREB DOWNTOWN DOHA
(Urban Planning and Design, 2021 , Master Thesis)
The term 'Transit-Oriented Development' or TOD was firstly used by the American planner Peter Calthorpe in 1993. To address the urban sprawling caused by extensive car use and the disappearance of historical community ...
URBAN REGENERATION OF OLD DOHA IN QATAR; TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HISTORIC URBAN LANDSCAPE APPROACH
(Urban Planning and Design, 2018 , Master Thesis)
This thesis examines the causes and the procedure that has led to the elaboration and implementation of a new conservation tool and adaptive recover of the modern historic cities. The new tool is the Historic Urban Landscape ...
Traditional Arabian Marketplaces in Context: A Comparative Study of Souq Waqif in Doha, Qatar and Souq Mutrah in Muscat, Oman
(Urban Planning and Design, 2020 , Master Thesis)
This study presents a comparison of form and function for two traditional
markets within their metropolitan regions on the Arabian Peninsula: Souq Waqif in
Doha, State of Qatar, and Souq Mutrah in Muscat, Sultanate of ...
Public Space and User's Comfort, Health and Well-Being: A Study of Improving Spatial Qualities of Public Open Space (POS) in City of Doha, Qatar
(Urban Planning and Design, 2020 , Master Thesis)
Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) directives significantly concentrate on treating factors that affect human comfort, health and well-being. Research has shown that Public Open Spaces (POS) are a valued and necessary ...
The Spatial Culture of Traditional and Contemporary Housing in Qatar. A Comparative Analysis based on Space Syntax
(Urban Planning and Design, 2019 , Master Thesis)
Residential architecture is the product of various influential factors that
directly relate to the needs and wants of the occupants, subjecting residential
architecture to transformation on an urban scale. In the context ...
Dimensions of Change from a Fishing Village to Heritage Marketplace: A Study of Souq Al Wakrah, Qatar
(Urban Planning and Design, 2021 , Master Thesis)
Al Wakrah is a distinctive settlement for cultural heritage in the State of Qatar. Globalization and rapid urbanization characterized the development of Al Wakrah over the last half-century, leading to a remarkable ...