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The Important Role of Friday Mosques in Reviving the Urban Identity of Doha, Qatar
(Urban Planning and Design, 2018 , Master Thesis)
Qatar is one of the oil countries that has witnessed a paradigm shift in urbanism during the last few decades. Globalization is one of the exogenous forces that influenced the urban transformation of Doha and its identity. ...
Emerging Factors Shaping The Identity Of Local Urban Districts, The Case Of Doha
(Urban Planning and Design, 2018 , Master Thesis)
Forms, Designs and symbols are components of the built environment that
communicate information about the place and its identity to users. Users discern
information from their environmental settings, combined with their ...
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 ...
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 ...
Optimization Of Urban Systems Using A Nexus Based Urban Algae Production
(Urban Planning and Design, 2019 , Master Thesis)
Global urbanization–triggered resource stress and climate change have become
the prime motivators for sustainable development goals among countries. A system
based nexus in the main three resources—food, water, and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
URBAN FORM AND MOBILITY ANALYSIS IN SUSTAINABLE CITIES: THE CASE OF MARINA DISTRICT, LUSAIL CITY
(Urban Planning and Design, 06-2 , Master Thesis)
Global urbanization has undergone massive developments in finding the right city standards through various concepts. Middle Eastern cities are no farther away in the era of urbanization as the region is experiencing a ...
THE IMPACT OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT FACTORS ON WALKABILITY FOR THREE DOHA METRO STATIONS
(Urban Planning and Design, 2022 , Master Thesis)
The 2019 opening of the Doha Metro highlighted a perceived lack of connection
between several new public transport system stations and their surrounding
neighborhoods. Such connections are a crucial component for promoting ...