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Transit‐Oriented Development in Doha: The Case of the Al Sadd Neighborhood and Hamad Hospital Metro Station
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
Over the last two decades, transit‐oriented development (TOD) has been widely implemented
as an integrated strategy to enhance urban livability. Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar,
has faced urban challenges such ...
A Framework for Enhancing the Spatial Urban Form of Informal Economies in India: The Case of Krishna Rajendra Market, Bangalore
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SAGE
, 2021 , Article)
The International Monetary Fund estimates that the Indian economy contributes over 8% to the global gross domestic
product (GDP), making India the fifth largest economy in the world. However, the formal and informal sectors ...
A Social-Ecological Perspective for Emerging Cities: The Case of the Corniche Promenade, ‘Urban Majlis’ of Doha
(2022 , Article)
In 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 ...
Urban streets and social interactions in ‘third places’: The urban regeneration of al wakrah old souq (state of qatar)
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Henry Stewart Publications
, 2019 , Article)
The social-spatial complexity of a city can be explored through the relationship between its built forms and users’ daily social activities. Researchers argue that there is a relationship between the built environment, ...
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 ...
Underlying Mechanisms of Transit-Oriented Development: A Conceptual System Dynamics Model in Qatar
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) is an urban planning approach that facilitates the achievement of sustainable development goals from an urban planning and transportation perspective. Developed countries are moving rapidly ...
Planning for a neighborhood and city-scale green network system in Qatar: the case of MIA Park
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Springer
, 2021 , Article)
In the past decade, Doha has witnessed fast-urban growth, an increased population rate, and an over-reliance on the automobile as the main mode of urban transportation. These factors caused social and environmental problems ...
Accessibility of green spaces in a metropolitan network using space syntax to objectively evaluate the spatial locations of parks and promenades in Doha, State of Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Accessibility indicates the ease of reaching many destinations from many origins in the urban network at various scales of space. It plays an important role in determining the location of public facilities to maximize ...