Browsing Urban Planning and Design by Type "Dissertation"
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DEVELOPMENT OF VEGETATION METRICS FOR REDUCING PARTICULATE MATTER POLLUTION AT URBAN ROADSIDES: THE CASE OF CENTRAL DOHA, QATAR
(2024 , Dissertation)The Public Works Authority in Qatar, 'Ashghal,’ beautifies roads with greenery and creates space for exercise in central Doha. However, without strategic planning, this vegetation could increase roadside users’ exposure ... -
Sustainable and Livable Open Spaces in the City of Doha: an Investigation into the Legacies of Mega Sport Events
(2017 , Dissertation)With the aim of diversifying its economy and developing itself as a tourist destination, in recent years, Qatar has hosted many international sports events and will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Doha, its capital city, is ... -
THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SMART GREEN ROOFS (SGR) IN HOT ARID CLIMATES - CASE OF DOHA, QATAR
(2023 , Dissertation)Greening the city is an old-conventional approach that has been rediscovered in the roof system to improve the urban environment in a smart and sustainable manner. Despite the growing literature on green roofs, there remains ... -
THE IMPACT OF TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ON URBAN CHARACTERISTICS: THE CASE OF, METROPOLITAN DOHA, QATAR
(2023 , Dissertation)Many cities introduce rapid transit or metro as a solution to the transportation problem caused by urbanization. Such a transit system will lead to the evolution of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) around the metro station ... -
THE SPATIAL CULTURE OF THE COURTYARD HOUSE IN QATAR
(2024 , Dissertation)Housing is a basic human need and a fundamental component of urban morphology. The forms of residential architecture and domestic conditions are in a continual state of evolution to conform to the requirements of a particular ... -
URBAN PLANNING IMPACT ON OUTDOOR THERMAL COMFORT USING REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES IN QATAR
(2025 , Dissertation)Rapid urbanization has resulted in an unprecedented global rise in land surface temperatures (LST). Local climates and ecological systems are substantially altered by transforming natural landscapes into impervious surfaces, ...
