Sustainable urban qualities in the emerging city of Doha

Wiedmann, Florian and Salama, Ashraf M. and Mirincheva, Velina (2014) Sustainable urban qualities in the emerging city of Doha. Journal of Urbanism, 7 (1). pp. 62-84. ISSN 1754-9183 (https://doi.org/10.1080/17549175.2013.870088)

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Abstract

Various urban qualities are required for sustainable urban development, which is a particular challenge in the case of emerging cities such as Qatar's capital, Doha. Therefore, this paper seeks to introduce a framework concerning how to investigate urban qualities and their production in space in order to clarify the challenges and limitations of planning for sustainability. The paper is based on analyses and evaluations of GIS data as well as a series of interviews with 10 planning experts at the Ministry of Municipalities and Urban Planning and a series of questionnaires received from 350 inhabitants. After introducing the basic framework as a model, the three dimensions of sustainability - ecological efficiency, economic growth and social equity - are analysed in relation to the urban qualities needed for producing them. In conclusion the general challenges in establishing sustainable urban development mechanisms in Doha are discussed.

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Wiedmann, Florian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0979-0294, Salama, Ashraf M. and Mirincheva, Velina;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:49918
    Dates:
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    January 2014
    Published
    10 January 2014
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    Notes:This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Urbanism on 10/01/2014, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17549175.2013.870088
    Subjects:Fine Arts > Architecture
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Architecture
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:21 Oct 2014 10:31
    Last modified:21 Nov 2024 01:09
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/49918
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