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Analytic Prioritization of Indoor Routes for Search and Rescue Operations in Hazardous Environments
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Blackwell Publishing Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
Applications to prioritize indoor routes for emergency situations in a complex built facility have been restricted to building simulations and network approaches. These types of applications often failed to account for the ...
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: an assessment of the 2012 London Games Legacies
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Springer
, 2017 , Article)
The London 2012 Olympics were the first Games with a legacy plan already in execution well before the beginning of the event. This study aims at evaluating the legacies of this Olympic edition, with particular regard to ...
The everyday urban environment of migrant labourers in Gulf Cities: the case of the old centre of Doha, Qatar
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Springer
, 2017 , Article)
Preventing the complete social restructuring and the relocation of migrant communities from traditional cores in Gulf cities to newly urbanized areas is a rising urban and social challenge. The Al Asmakh district in the ...
Urban regeneration and the search for identity in historic cities
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MDPI AG
, 2017 , Article)
In the face of rapid economic development, population growth, people increasing needs and changing lifestyles, most historic centers in the Gulf have experienced problems in making the necessary adjustment and adaptation ...
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 ...
DEMATEL-ANP risk assessment in oil and gas construction projects
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MDPI AG
, 2017 , Article)
Oil and gas construction projects are complex and risky because of their dynamic environment. Furthermore, rising global energy demand has increased the need for trustworthy risk assessment models for such projects that ...
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, ...
Hierarchy based information requirements for sustainable operations of buildings in Qatar
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Information flows in construction projects are generally focused on the needs of the design and construction phases. This creates disruption of workflows across the project stages and in particular with the information ...
Experimental study on using PCMs of different melting temperatures in one cooling vest to reduce its weight and improve comfort
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
This study aims at evaluating experimentally phase change material (PCM) cooling vest performance when incorporating two types of PCM with different melting temperatures with varied PCM placement on the lower, upper, front ...
The legacies of Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics: an evaluation of the Adler Olympic Park
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Routledge
, 2017 , Article)
The study investigates the legacies of the 2014 Winter Olympics, and, in particular, it focuses on the evaluation of the new public open spaces created after their stage and their sustainability outcomes. Indeed, Sochi was ...