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AuthorFurlan, Raffaello
AuthorGrosvald, Michael
AuthorAzad, Aamna
Available date2023-05-29T11:01:39Z
Publication Date2022-01-01
Publication NameJournal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.24294/jipd.v6i2.1496
CitationFurlan, Raffaello, Michael Grosvald, & Aamna Azad. "A social-ecological perspective for emerging cities: The case of Corniche promenade, “urban majlis” of Doha." Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development [Online], 6.2 (2022): 1496. Web. 29 May. 2023
ISSN25727923
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URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/43540
AbstractIn 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 fragmentation, and (iii) deficiency of green spaces. Therefore, as envisioned by Qatar National Vision 2030 (QNV-2030), the State of Qatar plans to invest substantial funds into the urban regeneration of the built environment, along with the development of large areas of public parks as a means of promoting more sustainable urban development and enhancing city residents’ well-being. Accessibility contributes to the usability of public facilities on the part of the neighborhood community, thus enhancing city dwellers’ well-being. Nonetheless, the authors argue, the urban network along Doha’s Corniche promenade, the dominant open public space and the spine of the city, lacks connectivity at various scales of space. Therefore, this research study aimed to assess the existing conditions of Doha’s Corniche and recommend strategies for implementing its integration into the newly emerging city’s urban fabric. The findings, revealed through a network-analysis investigation based on graph theory, allowed us to generate a framework for shaping open public spaces, promoting higher living standards through a green network system planned at the city scale. The proposed framework addresses social-ecological challenges of distinctive open public spaces and helps define an approach for (i) tailoring the accessibility of open public spaces to their surroundings, and (ii) enhancing city dwellers’ well-being.
SponsorThis research study was developed under the grant schemes awarded by Qatar University, QUST1-CENG-2022-346 [Jan 2022–May 2022], “The Urban Regeneration of Transit Villages in Qatar: The case of Education City TOD in Qatar”, and QUST-2-CENG-2022-502 [Aug 2022–Nov 2022], “A Conceptual System Dynamics Model of TODs in Qatar”. English editing, proof-reading, and article processing charge (APC) were fully supported by Qatar University, under Grant QUST-2- CENG-2022-502.
Languageen
PublisherEnPress Publisher, LLC
SubjectCorniche promenade (Doha)
graph theory
green network system
open public space
social-ecological transdisciplinary perspective
sustainable development
well-being
TitleA social-ecological perspective for emerging cities: The case of Corniche promenade, “urban majlis” of Doha
TypeArticle
Issue Number2
Volume Number6
ESSN2572-7931
dc.accessType Open Access


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