• A comparative assessment of housing dynamics In Abu Dhabi and Doha 

      Ibrahim, Hatem; Salama, Ashraf M.; Wiedmann, Florian; Awwaad, Reem ( Archnet-IJAR , 2016 , Article)
      Abu Dhabi and Doha have evolved rapidly in the twentieth century due to the investment of oil and gas revenues. The fast economic growth resulted in an extensive period of urbanization. The various urban dynamics had a ...
    • Investigation of housing preferences in view of the housing market dynamics in doha metropolitan 

      Ibrahim, Hatem; Salama, Ashraf; Wiedmann, Florian; Awwaad, Reem; Aboukalloub, Bassma ( Springer , 2019 , Book chapter)
      Since the 2000s, Doha has gone through enormous economic growth and urbanization processes. The massive migration inflows have suggested particular housing preferences that are driven by the demographic and lifestyle ...
    • Lifestyle trends and housing typologies in emerging multicultural cities 

      Salama, Ashraf M.; Wiedmann, Florian; Ibrahim, Hatem G. ( Routledge , 2017 , Article)
      The introduction of new housing typologies in emerging cities is rooted in dynamics including infrastructural investments, urban growth rates and new development policies. In accommodating new lifestyles, demand-driven ...
    • The everyday urban environment of migrant labourers in Gulf Cities: the case of the old centre of Doha, Qatar 

      Salama, Ashraf M.; Azzali, Simona; Wiedmann, Florian ( Springer , 2017 , Article)
      Preventing the complete social restructuring and the relocation of migrant communities from traditional cores in Gulf cities to newly urbanized areas is a rising urban and social challenge. The Al Asmakh district in the ...
    • The impact of affordable housing developments on sustainability in gulf cities 

      Wiedmann, Florian; Salama, Ashraf M.; Ibrahim, Hatem G. ( Open House International Association , 2016 , Article)
      The recent construction boom has led to new urban development dynamics in Gulf cities driven by real-estate speculations and large infrastructure investments. While in the past affordable housing for medium income migrants ...
    • The role of mega projects in redefining housing development in gulf cities 

      Wiedmann, Florian; Salama, Ashraf M.; Ibrahim, Hatem G. ( Open House International Association , 2016 , Article)
      Since the end of the 1990s, large-scale mega projects have been initiated in Gulf cities to enable an unprecedented urban growth and the expansion of new economic sectors. In this respect, mega projects have played a key ...