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Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Transit Villages in Qatar: A Planning-Strategy to Revitalize the Built Environment of Doha
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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 ...
Urban streets and social interactions in ‘third places’: The urban regeneration of al wakrah old souq (state of qatar)
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Henry Stewart Publications
, 2019 , Article)
The social-spatial complexity of a city can be explored through the relationship between its built forms and users’ daily social activities. Researchers argue that there is a relationship between the built environment, ...
The Urban Regeneration of West-Bay, Business District of Doha (State of Qatar): A Transit Oriented Development Enhancing Livability
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar, has faced enormous economic growth and rapid urban
transformation over the last few decades. More recently, this has been accentuated by the construction
of major urban public ...
Post 2022 FIFA World Cup in the State Qatar: Urban Regeneration Strategies for Doha
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Henry Stewart Publications
, 2018 , Article)
2022 FIFA World Cup is a vital event which will occur in Doha -capital city of the State of Qatar- and shape its present and future urban growth. The capital-city is rapidly developing towards the success of this mega-event ...
Cultural influences on the yards of Italian migrants’ houses built in Brisbane (Australia)
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SAGE Publications
, 2020 , Article)
Italian migrants, as well as diverse migrant groups, brought with them cultural practices and a way of life, which are nowadays part of the multicultural Australian built environment and society. This research study focuses ...
Souq Waqif Neighborhood as a Transit-Oriented Development
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American Society of Civil Engineers
, 2020 , Article)
In a rapidly developing nation such as Qatar, the prime aspect of growth is directed toward delivering social, economic, and environmental coherence in its neighborhood development. Qatar's current fast economic growth and ...
Urban Regeneration in Qatar: A Comprehensive Planning Strategy for the Transport Oriented Development (TOD) of Al-Waab
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Henry Stewart Publications
, 2017 , Article)
Since the 1970s the State of Qatar has witnessed a radical transformation from
fishing and pearling to an oil based economy. The nation is also developing a multifaceted
economy. This vision has encouraged Qatar to ...
Socio-cultural patterns embedded into the built form of Qatari houses: Regenerating architectural identity in Qatar
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Julie Kerr
, 2019 , Article)
This research paper investigates the spatial form of traditional and modern Qatari houses and embedded socio-cultural patterns which have influenced the development of housing in Qatar over the past decades. The methodology ...
Transit-Oriented Development in West Bay, Business District of Doha, State of Qatar: A Strategy for Enhancing Liveability and Sense of Place
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Emerald Publishing Limited
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose – West Bay, the Business District of Doha, the capital city of the State of Qatar, is facing an urban
regeneration phase due to the construction of the West Bay Central Train Station, a four-storey underground
building ...
A Social-Ecological Perspective for Emerging Cities: The Case of the Corniche Promenade, ‘Urban Majlis’ of Doha
(2022 , Article)
In the past decade the capital city of Doha of the State of Qatar has experienced rapid urban expansion
and other changes due to globalization, which has caused (i) the loss of a compact urban pattern, (ii)
landscape ...