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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 ...
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 social
capital) and livability: the form of the built environment contributes to the construction of social capital ...
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 ...
From Sojourners to Settlers: A Qualitative Study of the Homes of Italian Migrants in Brisbane (Australia)
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Juniper Publishing Group
, 2017 , Article)
This research study focuses on the architecture of the domestic dwellings built by a group of twenty first-generation migrants, natives of the Veneto region in Italy. This group migrated to Australia after WWII and built ...
The Souq Waqif Heritage Site in Doha: Spatial Form and Livability
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Scientific & Academic Publishing
, 2015 , Article)
The aim of this paper is to examine how and the extent to which the urban form of the heritage site of the Souq Waqif in Doha (1) encourages the formation of enhanced levels of social and community engagement (i.e., social ...
Urban Regeneration in Qatar: A Comprehensive Planning Strategy for the Transport Oriented Development (TOD) of Al-Waab
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Henry Stewart Publications
, 2017 , Article)
Since the 1970s the State of Qatar has witnessed a radical transformation from
fishing and pearling to an oil based economy. The nation is also developing a multifaceted
economy. This vision has encouraged Qatar to ...
Italo-australian transnational houses: Built forms enhancing social capital
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ArchNet
, 2016 , Article)
The literature reveals that culture, as a way of life, is a factor determining the house's spatial form, which, in turn, can contribute to the construction and/or enhancement of social capital. Scholars also stress that ...
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, ...