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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 ...
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 ...
A cultural heritage framework for preserving Qatari vernacular domestic architecture
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Architecture and urbanism in the Arabian Gulf region, and specifically in the State of Qatar, offer many scenes to observe the loss of urban identity and cultural heritage in the various components of the built environment, ...
An urban regeneration planning scheme for the Souq Waqif heritage site of Doha
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Over the past decade, transit-oriented development (TOD) has been advocated as an applicable urban regeneration planning model to promote the sustainability of cities along with city dwellers’ standards of urban living. ...
An integrated design strategy for the urban regeneration of west bay, business district of Doha (State of Qatar)
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Emergent communities have integrated land use and transportation plan based on transit-oriented developments (TODs) and light rail transit with the sole purpose to enliven and redevelop the constructed environment. Doha ...
Engineering students' readiness to transition to emergency online learning in response to COVID-19: Case of Qatar
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Modestum LTD
, 2020 , Article)
This study examined engineering students' initial readiness to transition to emergency online learning in response to COVID-19 in Qatar. A theoretical framework is proposed for understanding the factors influencing students' ...
Emerging factors shaping identity of indigenous urbanism concurrently adopting modernity in qatar: The application of diffusion theory
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Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
, 2020 , Article)
Forms, designs, and symbols are the components of built environment, which transfer the information of place and identity to users. This research aimed to explore the emerging factors shaping the identity of local urban ...
A hybrid approach using entropy and TOPSIS to select key drivers for a successful and sustainable lean construction implementation
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Public Library of Science
, 2020 , Article)
Successful implementation of the lean concept as a sustainable approach in the construction industry requires the identification of critical drivers in lean construction. Despite this significance, the number of in-depth ...
Natural ventilation by windcatcher (Badgir): A review on the impacts of geometry, microclimate and macroclimate
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article Review)
The significant energy use and increasing requirement for good indoor environment quality in the built environment have led to a renewed interest in natural ventilation strategies such as windcatchers. Windcatcher is a ...
Towards Sustainable Public Open Spaces for Promoting Human Comfort, Health and Well-Being: The Case of Oxygen Park in Doha, Qatar
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Public Open Spaces (POS) are an important and necessary component of the urban city
design. Well-designed and well-functioning public open spaces provide a variety of
social, economic, environmental, physical and psychological ...