More than 59 million people reside in the six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC)(the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia) …

Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar, has faced enormous economic growth and rapid
urban transformation over the last few decades. More recently, this has been accentuated by …

In the context of Arab cities, this study explores the intricate interplay between cultural,
historical, and environmental elements that shape their unique soundscapes. The paper …

Purpose Urban theorists argue that in the post-Second World War period cities faced the
increasing development of homogeneous and soullessness urban spaces. This led to the …

Urban Planning is the activity aiming at organizing the urban space, ordering the land use
and the built environment where human activities take place. In the past decades cities …

Over the past two decades, a growing number of communities have pursued light rail transit
(LRT) and Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs) as part of an integrated transportation and …

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 …

Qatar is making large investments for the development of the urban fabric and public
transport systems of Doha (ie the Msheireb downtown Doha, the Doha metro, and the Lusail …

For the past several decades, the car has been the most popular method for travelling within
cities, small towns and rural areas. This has caused increasing traffic congestion, which in …

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 develo** a multifaceted economy …