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Editorial: Urban Transformations in Rapidly Growing Contexts
Yonca Hurol, Ashraf M. SalamaCities have always been sources of inspiration for poetry. However, the modern western cities, which are the origins of secularity, have inspired poets in different ways. Charles…
An Examination of Urban Vertical Gated Communities of Nagpur, India
Florian Wiedmann, Smita KhanThis paper explores a new type of housing in India and resulting urban dynamics in Nagpur, a Grade A city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The accelerating urban growth rate…
Prioritising Sociability Attributes of Main Shopping Streets Towards an Inclusive Urban Design
Mahboubeh Rakhshanifar, Norsidah UjangIn the context of asian cities, streets define the diversity and vibrancy of public spaces despite facing a constant threat of losing the spaces to motorized vehicles and…
Urban Transformations in the Culture of Santiago's Barrios
Beatriz Maturana, Anthony McInneny, Marcelo BravoWithin Santiago, Chile's capital city, Barrio is a fundamental urban concept: an identity of place that defines a social space more than the territorial boundary of a designated…
Urban Transformation and Identity in Samsun, Turkey: A Future Outlook
Derya OktayIn the last few decades, the increasing urban population and heterogeneous quality, the expansion of urban areas, the intensification of developments within existing cities, the…
Determinants of Residential Location Choice in Istanbul: A Longitudinal Study
Tayfun Salihoglu, Handan TürkogluResidential mobility is a dynamic urban process resulting from the ever changing internal and external factors of households' residential preferences. Factors effecting these…
Migration and Urbanism in Glasgow: The Spatial Impact of South Asian Communities
Adel M. Remali, Ashraf M. Salama, Florian WiedmannSouth Asian communities have lived in Scotland since the late nineteenth century, experiencing a substantial growth in the post-war period. This paper contributes a new…
Urban Transformations and Contested Spaces in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Ahmed O. El-Kholei, Sabah S. Aljenaid, Ghadeer M. KadhemManama, the capital city of the Kingdom of Bahrain, is a major port in the Arabian Gulf, a financial hub. Following the discovery of oil, Bahrain attracted skilled and unskilled…
Appraisal of Nationals and Expatriates Housing Choices in Metropolitan Doha
Hatem Ibrahim, Bassma Aboukalloub, Reem AwwaadThe case of metropolitan Doha presents a unique study that has witnessed several transition phases in the urbanization process. It has embarked in massive urbanization processes…
Public Involvement in the Design of Public Projects
Emad S. Mushtaha, Omar Hassan Omar, Dua S. Barakat, Hessa Al-Jarwan, Dima Abdulrahman, Imad AlsyoufThe involvement of the public in the decision-making process is essential, especially in the early stages of a design process. This study aims to achieve the development of an…
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0168-2601e-ISSN:
2633-9838Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr. Chaham Alalouch
- Prof. Yonca Hurol