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AuthorEl-Ekhteyar, El-Shaimaa
AuthorFurlan, Raffaello
Available date2017-12-28T09:13:20Z
Publication Date2016
Publication NameAmerican Journal of Sociological Research
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5923/j.sociology.20160605.02
CitationEl-Shaimaa El-Ekhteyar , Raffaello Furlan , Sense of Community in Gated Communities in Doha: The Case of Al-Ein Compound in Ein Khaled Neighborhood, American Journal of Sociological Research, Vol. 6 No. 5, 2016, pp. 126-134. doi: 10.5923/j.sociology.20160605.02.
ISSN2166-5443
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/6039
AbstractNeighborhoods are designed to contribute towards establishing and maintaining community bonds. Gated communities, a recognizable form of housing developments in the Gulf Region, have an impact on neighborhoods and cities’ livability-namely on the quality of life of residents. In the city of Doha, gated communities are widely diffused and considered as one of the most common types of housing, which greatly influence residents’ social interactions. This research study aims to investigate the sense of community in Al-Ein compound in Ein Khaled neighborhood. Oral and Visual data was collected through (A) in-depth interviews with residents and (B) site visits, observation and photographs of the compound’s physical settings. The findings reveal that the sense of community measured in Al-Ein compound is high due to the robust community’s ties and connections among residents. Also, the findings provide guidelines to policy makers, urban planners and designers for the implementation of residential compounds’ settings in Doha.
Languageen
PublisherScientific & Academic Publishing
SubjectGated Communities
Sense of Community
Residential Compound
Social Interactions
Doha
TitleSense of Community in Gated Communities in Doha: The Case of Al-Ein Compound in Ein Khaled Neighborhood
TypeArticle
Pagination126-134
Issue Number5
Volume Number6
ESSN2166-5451


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