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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 socialcapital) and livability: the form of the built environment contributes to the construction of social capital ...
Editorial: Modern and Vernacular Settlements in Doha: An Urban Planning Strategy to Pursue Modernity and Consolidate Cultural Identity
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OMICS International
, 2016 , Article)
Scholars and researchers, who investigate the extent to which spatial form and livability are mutually
interconnected, stress that the built environment provides the space for the enhancement of social interactions,
which ...
Livability and Urban Quality of the Souq Waqif in Doha (State of Qatar)
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Scholars Middle East Publishers
, 2018 , Article)
Doha, the capital city of the State of Qatar, has undergone rapid economic
growth and urbanization over the past 20 years. In contrast with developed countries,
where sustainable development has been implemented on a ...
Modern and Vernacular Settlements in Doha: An Urban Planning Strategy to Pursue Modernity and Consolidate Cultural identity
(
OMICS International
, 2016 , Article)
Scholars and researchers, who investigate the extent to which spatial form and livability are mutually interconnected, stress that the built environment provides the space for the enhancement of social interactions, which ...
Investigating Livability in Mixed-Use Neighborhoods. Case Study of Najma in Doha, Qatar
(2017 , Master Thesis)
The research focuses on investigating mixed-use neighborhoods in Doha, especially in the area of expansion between the B and C Ring roads that were built under speculative pressure during the 1960s to 1970s. The research ...
TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF SPATIALITY OF INDETERMINATE SPACES: DOHA MIGRANT LABOURERS AS SPATIAL ACTOR
(2015 , Master Thesis)
This study investigated publicly accessible spaces where the city’s normal forces of control have not shaped their perception, usage and occupancy. The so-called indeterminate spaces were examined in traditional Doha ...
Transit-Oriented Development in West Bay, Business District of Doha, State of Qatar: A Strategy for Enhancing Liveability and Sense of Place
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Emerald Publishing Limited
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose – West Bay, the Business District of Doha, the capital city of the State of Qatar, is facing an urban
regeneration phase due to the construction of the West Bay Central Train Station, a four-storey underground
building ...
The Development of Vital Precincts in Doha: Urban Regeneration and Socio-Cultural Factors
(
Scientific Research Publishing
, 2015 , Article)
Through the past few decades, Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar, has experienced an extraordinary economic growth and transformation of its built environment. This has been caused by post-WWII oil and natural gas ...
The authenticity of place-making: space and character of the regenerated historic district in Msheireb, Downtown Doha (State of Qatar)
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Emerald Publishing Limited
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose – Urban theorists argue that in the post-Second World War period cities faced the increasing
development of homogeneous and soullessness urban spaces. This led to the formulation of urban design’s
theories for ...
Sustainable Neighborhood in Doha (State of Qatar): A Strategy for Achieving Urban Quality in Al-Hitmi
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Scholars Middle East Publishers
, 2018 , Article)
Over the past two decades, gulf cities have been rapidly growing, mainly
after the discovery of oil. Large-scale urban projects have been constructed as a result of
globalization, which has affected the built environment ...