This dissertation contends that environmental health conditions in urban areas of developing countries take precedence over other environmental concerns. It focuses on Malaysia and Penang Island. The purpose is to highlight the sorry state of environmental health conditions in m…
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This research examines the relationships between the economic structure and the levels of development in the districts of Peninsular Malaysia. It will also articulate a regionalization by grouping districts according to similarity in levels of development. The relationships betw…
The purpose of this study was to investigate the levels and rates of increase in car ownership and usage in Kuala Lumpur, and to examine the factors that influenced them. The study also addressed the consequences of high car usage in the city. In examining the forces that influe…
Urban design in the Arab world is now at a crossroads. Much traditional urban design has been lost, and while some city centers remain intact, the future of many of these is being threatened. It is the objective of this project to indicate how traditional design can be revived t…
Cohousing began in Denmark in the late 1960's and early 1970's as an alternative to mainstream single-family housing options, and from there it spread to other parts of the world. The main intent of this study is to explore cohousing practices in the U.S. particularly in the Pac…
It is now more than six decades since the development of the theories or models of urban spatial structure. The years since have seen a tremendous growth of literature refining the original demand-oriented models which apply concepts of biological or economic competition to the …
This paper studies four prototypical models of early Islamic cities, namely Al-Basrah, Al-Kufah, Baghdad, and Damascus, and the different elements of which they were composed, with emphasis on Al-Jami (Friday mosque). It analyzes the importance of Al-Jami in the formation of the…
The main purpose of this study is to investigate residential and neighborhood preferences within the built environment of al-Riyad city, the capital of Saudi Arabia. How do Saudis perceive and what values do they attach to the different features of the built environment? More pr…
In this thesis, a model for a future Saudi Arabian city based on the use of solar hydrogen energy has been developed. Three main elements have been discussed in order to come up with the design of the model: solar hydrogen energy, city design and form and Islamic principles towa…
Contemporary urban form in the Middle Eastern countries have increasingly gained the attention of urban planners and scholars in the recent decades. Nonetheless, the dualities and disparities embedded in their rapid, uneven, and unplanned process of urbanization, the conflict be…
Riverfront was once an important part of early civilization. Many cities grew and prospered in commerce, industry and transport along the major rivers. The early movement of people and materials was dependent upon water as transportation. However, with the decline of traditional…
The dissertation is a diffusion-of-innovation area research study examining the adoption of community water systems in three villages in the Nile Delta region of Egypt. It employs an original public health innovation decision-making model which embraces factors thought to influe…
The main objective of this study is to analyze sector development planning and implementation in a comprehensive way, to identify and evaluate the effectiveness of various management approaches, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the current sector conceptual framework regardi…
The climate in the Ganges-Brahmaputra basin on the Indian subcontinent is characterized by a long dry season (November to May) and a shorter intense rainy season (June to October) caused principally by the Southwest Monsoon. This has led to conflicts between India and Bangladesh…
The thesis identifies sustainable development principles as they are emerging within Indonesia and translates these into practical planning and decision-making criteria and processes for coastal resource development, using East Kalimantan as a case study. The ARC/INFO GIS (Geogr…
The tremendous increase of population in Egypt has caused the Egyptian government to rethink its settlement policy by planning for the development of new desert communities in remote arid regions outside of the Nile Valley. Presented here is a methodology for generating appropri…
This study was initiated to develop a framework for assessing the importance and adequacy of industrial location factors. The framework was applied to the Jebel Ali Industrial Park in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Objectives of this study were (1) to empirically investigate f…
Several studies showed that traffic optimization produces significant benefits in terms of reduced delay,vehicle stops, and fuel consumption. With the increasing complexity of urban networks, computer-based traffic algorithms are necessary to obtain an optimal timing plan. The m…
In recent decades, tourism has become a major world-wide industry. An integral part of this industry has been the development of many beach resorts, particularly in tropical areas. In the Asia-Pacific region, beach resorts have been a significant feature of tourism development. …