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Migrant Knowledge Workers’ Perceptions of Housing Conditions in Gulf Cities
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Springer Netherlands
, 2018 , Article)
The various efforts in diversifying local economies in most Gulf States led to the emergence of new medium to high-income groups of migrant knowledge workers whose efforts are required to develop various new economic ...
The Urban Regeneration of West Bay, Business District of Doha (State of Qatar)
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MedCrave
, 2018 , Article)
The State of Qatar is facing the construction of an advanced public railway transport system. However, researchers argue that the integration of transit stations in existing urban villages can led to a decline in quality ...
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 ...
Sustainable Neighborhoods: West Bay, Business District of Doha (State of Qatar)
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Scholars Middle East Publishers
, 2018 , Article)
Over the past two decades in Qatar, designers and planners focused on design
merits of high-rise buildings and the impact on the skyline and the city image,
discarding the integration of the buildings with the ground ...
Sustainable Neighborhoods in the State of Qatar: Msheireb Downtown Doha
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Scholars Middle East Publishers
, 2018 , Article)
Over the past three decades, rapid urban sprawl, a changing economy, and shifting demographics have caused rapid developments, which included the urban regeneration of existing neighborhoods. In the 1940s, after oil and ...
The urban fabric of Al Zubarah city: Unveiling an urban regeneration vision for modern urbanism in Qatar
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Henry Stewart Publications
, 2018 , Article)
The urban fabric of Islamic cities has been shaped by the rules of Sharia, sociocultural and economic factors. After being founded in the 1760s by a Kuwaiti tribe known as Utub, Al Zubarah became a flourishing pearl fishing ...
Framework for Energy-Efficient Building Envelope Design Optimization Tool
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
, 2018 , Article)
© 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers. Multiple energy-simulation programs have recently been developed. Most of these programs utilize thermodynamic equations and the mechanical characteristics, loadings, and temperature ...
The Way-Finding in Educational Modular Buildings: The Case of the Male Engineering Building at Qatar University
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Hindawi Limited
, 2018 , Article)
Way-finding is the ability of people to perceive routes, flow patterns, or passageways inside and/or around a building. In other words, it is the capability of a person to know their whereabouts in a space. Modular buildings ...
Analysis of urban heat in a corridor environment – The case of Doha, Qatar
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
Doha, Qatar is one of the arid coastal cities of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Like similar cities, temperatures can vary widely throughout, with rapid and extensive development that has contributed to ...
Significance of PCM arrangement in cooling vest for enhancing comfort at varied working periods and climates: Modeling and experimentation
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Personal cooling vests that incorporate phase change material (PCM) have been utilized to improve thermal sensation of people working outdoors in different fields (firefighting, construction, military, police, etc.). In ...