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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 Symbolic Realm of Italian Migrants’ Post-WWII Houses in Australia
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Routledge
, 2018 , Article)
The Post-WWII period witnessed a large immigration flow of Italians towards Australia. This was facilitated by the assisted passage scheme funded by the Italian and Australian governments. Italian migrants, as well as ...
Sustainable Neighborhood in Doha (State of Qatar): A Strategy for Achieving Urban Quality in Al-Hitmi
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Scholars Middle East Publishers
, 2018 , Article)
Over the past two decades, gulf cities have been rapidly growing, mainly
after the discovery of oil. Large-scale urban projects have been constructed as a result of
globalization, which has affected the built environment ...
A social-ecological perspective for emerging cities: The case of Corniche promenade, “urban majlis” of Doha
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EnPress Publisher, LLC
, 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 ...
The urban regeneration’s framework for transit villages in Qatar: the case of Al Sadd in Doha
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Springer
, 2021 , Article)
In the past two decades, Doha, the capital city of the State of Qatar, has undergone a rapid urban transformation. In 2013 and 2014, the State of Qatar, respectively, initiated the construction of Doha Metro and launched ...
Livability and Social Capital in West Bay, The New Business Precinct of Doha
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OMICS International
, 2015 , Article)
Scholars argue that there is a mutual relationship between built environment, social interactions (and/or socialcapital) and livability: the form of the built environment contributes to the construction of social capital ...
Mitigation of urban voids in traditional neighborhoods: The case of the Al-Najada zone in Doha, Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Urban voids and leftover spaces challenge the urban development of cities and result in land vacancy and other spatial planning issues. Such spaces have great potential for innovative intervention through piece-by-piece ...
The Sheraton Park and Users’ Human Behaviour: Strategies for Implementation of the Public Realm in Doha
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Scientific & Academic Publishing
, 2017 , Article)
The Sheraton Park was opened to the public in the late 2015; it features five main water components, which portrays different themes pertaining to five senses. It also features green belts at the street frontage and planting, ...
Investigation of Spatial and Cultural Features in Contemporary Qatari Housing
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2023 , Article)
Housing is a basic human need and a fundamental component of settlement status. The architectural form and spatial provisions of housing evolve in line with—and transform to meet—a specific era’s needs. Globalization has ...