Browsing by Author "Abulibdeh, Ammar"
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Accelerating the Change to Smart Societies- a Strategic Knowledge-Based Framework for Smart Energy Transition of Urban Communities
Zaidan, Esmat; Ghofrani, Ali; Abulibdeh, Ammar; Jafari, Mohsen ( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)Urban communities differ in their social, economic, and environmental characteristics, as well as in the approach to energy use. Dynamic energy use and available on-site resources allow interaction with the surroundings ... -
Analyzing the urban heat island characteristics and mitigation strategies in eight arid and semi-arid cities
Abulibdeh, Ammar ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)The aim of the study is two folds: first, the study analyze the formation of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) in eight different cities in arid and semi-arid region. The analysis is based on land cover / land use (LCLU) ... -
Development drivers of the water-energy-food nexus in the Gulf Cooperation Council region
Abulibdeh, Ammar; Zaidan, Esmat; Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( Routledge , 2019 , Article)This article analyses water, food, and energy security in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries using the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus approach. The innovative focus is on identifying past and future development-based ... -
Empirical analysis of the cross-cultural information searching and travel behavior of business travelers: A case study of MICE travelers to Qatar in the Middle East
Abulibdeh, Ammar; Zaidan, Esmat ( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Very few tourism geographers have investigated the way meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions (MICE) travelers search for information and their travel behavior based on cultural background and country of origin. ... -
GIS-based spatiotemporal analysis for road traffic crashes; in support of sustainable transportation Planning
Semira, Mohammed; Alkhereibi, Aya Hasan; Abulibdeh, Ammar; Jawarneh, Rana N.; Balakrishnan, Perumal ( Elsevier Ltd. , 2023 , Article)Road traffic crashes pose a significant challenge worldwide, necessitating increased efforts to reduce them and promote sustainable transport systems. This study aimed to investigate spatiotemporal road traffic crashes and ... -
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on electricity consumption and electricity demand forecasting accuracy: Empirical evidence from the state of Qatar
Abulibdeh, Ammar; Zaidan, Esmat; Jabbar, Rateb ( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)The goal of this study is to use machine-learning (ML) techniques and empirical big data to examine the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on electricity usage and electricity demand forecasting accuracy in buildings in ... -
Managing the water-energy-food nexus on an integrated geographical scale
Abulibdeh, Ammar; Zaidan, Esmat ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus is the subject of much research focusing on different aspects, a wide range of issues, and development of a variety of models and tools. This study takes a different approach by developing ... -
Modeling and forecasting electricity consumption amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Machine learning vs. nonlinear econometric time series models
Lanouar, Charfeddine; Zaidan, Esmat; Alban, Ahmad Qadeib; Bennasr, Hamdi; Abulibdeh, Ammar ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Accurately modeling and forecasting electricity consumption remains a challenging task due to the large number of the statistical properties that characterize this time series such as seasonality, trend, sudden changes, ... -
Modeling ground access mode choice behavior for Hamad International Airport in the 2022 FIFA World Cup city, Doha, Qatar
Zaidan, Esmat; Abulibdeh, Ammar ( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)The Hamad International Airport (HIA) in Doha, Qatar is the only international airport operating in the country. The airport was officially opened in 2014 to function as the engine of the country's economic growth. Due to ... -
Motivation, preference, socioeconomic, and building features: New paradigm of analyzing electricity consumption in residential buildings
Zaidan, Esmat; Abulibdeh, Ammar; Alban, Ahmad; Jabbar, Rateb ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)In strategic energy planning, human-oriented factors are uncertain and lead to unpredictable challenges. Thus, decision-makers must contextualize the target society to address these uncertainties. More precisely, uncertainties ... -
A multi-criteria approach of assessing public transport accessibility at a strategic level
Hawas, Yaser E.; Hassan, Mohammad Nurul; Abulibdeh, Ammar ( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)This paper presents an approach for accessibility categorization in areas where there is no extensive data available to run the conventional analysis. The presented method has the advantages of the lower data requirements ... -
Simulation and impact analysis of behavioral and socioeconomic dimensions of energy consumption
Ali, Ghofrani; Zaidan, Esmat; Abulibdeh, Ammar ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Human-oriented factors present unavoidable challenges and uncertainties in building energy strategic planning. The uncertainties escalate when the target society is not fully known to the decision-maker and can create ... -
Spatial and temporal changes in electricity demand regulatory during pandemic periods: The case of COVID-19 in Doha, Qatar
Talal, Al-Awadhi; Abulibdeh, Ammar; Al-Masri, Ahmed N.; Bin Touq, Ahmad; Al-Barawni, Mohammed; El Kenawy, Ahmed M.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)The propagation of the pandemic times, especially during COVID-19, has caused millions of morbidity and mortality cases across the world, forcing people to change their lifestyles and governments to take different measures ... -
Spatial assessment of audience accessibility to historical monuments and museums in Qatar during the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Mansour, Shawky; Alahmadi, Mohammed; Abulibdeh, Ammar ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Hosting mega sports events is a key driver for sustainable development, particularly through fostering tourism marketing and planning. Although the 2022 FIFA World Cup has received considerable attention, as the first ... -
Spatial Assessment of COVID-19 First-Wave Mortality Risk in the Global South
Mansour, Shawky; Abulibdeh, Ammar; Alahmadi, Mohammed ( Routledge , 2022 , Article)The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that appeared in 2019 gave rise to a major global health crisis that is still topping global health, socioeconomic, and intervention program agendas. Although the outbreak of COVID-19 has ... -
Spatial Associations between COVID-19 Incidence Rates and Work Sectors: Geospatial Modeling of Infection Patterns among Migrants in Oman
Mansour, Shawky; Abulibdeh, Ammar; Alahmadi, Mohammed; Al-Said, Adham; Al-Said, Alkhattab; Watmough, Gary; Atkinson, Peter M.... more authors ... less authors ( Routledge , 2022 , Article)Migrants are among the groups most vulnerable to infection with viruses due to the social and economic conditions in which they live. Therefore, spatial modeling of virus transmission among migrants is important for ...