The purpose of this dissertation is to develop an approach which may aid decision-makers in the arid regions of the Middle East in formulating a comprehensive and operational set of landscape planning objectives. This purpose is sought through a dual approach; the first deals wi…
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Le Parc National du Niokolo-Koba, situe au sud-est du Senegal, couvre une superficie de 913 000 hectares et constitue actuellement le seul refuge de la grande faune du pays. Les pressions qui menacent le maintien de les ressources naturelles se manifestent par: les convoitises s…
This is the story of a new Egyptian city, Tenth of Ramadan, designed within the utopian framework and built in the eastern desert in the late 1970s. The study focuses on understanding the dwellers' experiences in their context and deciphering their experiential meanings which cu…
This study examines the effect of commuting time variance on productivity. The benefits of urban transportation investments for commuters have been treated extensively, but the benefits to firms have received scant attention. Demonstrating that these investments can boost not on…
This research examines a participatory approach to integrated and multiobjective river basin planning with an empirical focus on the Senegal River Basin and Senegal's agricultural development program. The major premise is that regional level objectives cannot be attained and a p…
The creation of a neutral zone between the opposing Greek and Turkish sectors of Nicosia is intended to promote refamiliarization of the two estranged communities. The round shape of the city, resulting from its Renaissance fortifications, is examined as an archetypal circular p…
The tremendous growth in Indonesia's economy is the result of national development programs. However, the hastened modernization programs have created social imbalances which escalate the proliferation of squatter settlements in the cities. Because the modernization of the agric…
Rapid urbanization is taking place in Saudi Arabia. Two major factors are responsible for the substantial increase in the populations of the large cities: internal migration and international labor migration. This dissertation compares the impact of international labor migration…
A review of advanced industrial technology as an approach to developing industrial desert communities in arid countries of the Middle East is offered. Appropriateness of the new approach for the development of the physical and the social environments of these countries on the na…
The physical changes brought about by the recent developments in the Muslim cities have been achieved at considerable cost to the quality of its social cohesion and spatial organization. Its architectural style and urban patterns are becoming mere copies of perhaps the worst ele…
This thesis is a report of a study of some aspects of the architecture and urban planning of the M’zab Valley communities of southern Algeria, North Africa. The interrelation of physical planning and religious/social structures of the communities of the M’zab Valley are explored…
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Fourth Economic Development Plan, 1985-1990, proposed to replace foreign workers with Saudis. This study describes the population and labor force in Riyadh in 1986, estimates the wage differences by nationality after controlling for other variables,…
Since the discovery of oil about a half century ago, industrial development in Saudi Arabia has been concentrated in the three major urban centers of Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam. With the exception of the two cities of Jubail and Yanbu where basic petrochemical industries are bei…
This study documents a performed research on transportation trip (traffic) assignment procedures as well as on techniques of aggregation applied to urban transportation networks. It should be seen as a contribution to the analysis and research on assignment and aggregation princ…
In order to serve the Muslim community, the Ottomans built nuclei which included educational and social services around the mosque. A nucleus of these was called a 'kulliye'. Facilities in kulliyes can be categorized under four main areas: religious, educational, social, and pri…
The existence of regional inequality is a problem shared by most developing countries. While some degree of regional inequality in development is inevitable, its persistence and increase in magnitude has been recognized as a major obstacle in the achievement of significant devel…
It is important to study pedestrian behavior related to safety because as a road user group they are vulnerable in accidents. The main goal of this research is to study pedestrian behavior and based upon the findings to recommend ways for improving pedestrian safety. The behavio…