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The Practice Of City Planning And Design In The Gulf Region: The Case Of Abu Dhabi, Doha And Manama
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ArchNet
, 2018 , Article)
This research study explores the Arabian Gulf region’s practice of city planning and design in response to the active forces of globalization. The focused scope of analysis is justified by the commonalities that unite the ...
Italo-Australian Transnational Houses: Critical Review of a Qualitative Research Study
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OMICS International
, 2015 , Article Review)
The research study aimed to understand how first generation Italian migrants in Brisbane have influenced the form of a specific typology of dwelling, the archetypal ‘house on a quarter-acre block’, in the post WWII period.
In ...
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 social
capital) and livability: the form of the built environment contributes to the construction of social capital ...
A Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Neighbourhoods in Al Wakra, State Of Qatar
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Scholars Middle East Publishers
, 2018 , Article)
In the past two decades, sustainability has been a significant concern when
planning cities. As a consequence of development occurring in cities, its essence to
people is discounted. An example of this is Doha, Qatar’s ...
Sustainable Neighborhoods: West Bay, Business District of Doha (State of Qatar)
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Scholars Middle East Publishers
, 2018 , Article)
Over the past two decades in Qatar, designers and planners focused on design
merits of high-rise buildings and the impact on the skyline and the city image,
discarding the integration of the buildings with the ground ...
Post-WWII Italian Migration from Veneto (Italy) to Australia and Transnational Houses in Queensland
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Scientific & Academic Publishing
, 2016 , Article)
This paper explores the phenomenon of post WWII Italian migration (from the Veneto region) to the State of Queensland in Australia. The exploration is linked with the topic of the accommodations where respondents resided ...
Sustainable Neighborhoods in the State of Qatar: Msheireb Downtown Doha
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Scholars Middle East Publishers
, 2018 , Article)
Over the past three decades, rapid urban sprawl, a changing economy, and shifting demographics have caused rapid developments, which included the urban regeneration of existing neighborhoods. In the 1940s, after oil and ...
Doha Metro System in the State of Qatar: The Metamorphosis of Al Sadd District
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Scholars Middle East Publishers
, 2018 , Article)
The State of Qatar has been undergoing radical transformation, coordinated
by the national development planning strategy, to realise the aims of Qatar National
Vision 2030 (QNV-2030). Efforts towards sustainable urban ...
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, ...