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    Publications 2016

    Books 

    Garba, S.B., Ed. (2016). Population Growth and Rapid Urbanization in the Developing World (1st ed.). Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global. http://www.igi-global.com/contact/ 1

     

    Book Chapters

    Boussaa, D. (2016). ‘Cities in the Gulf; Rapid Urban Development and the Search for Identity in a Global World’. The Search for Identity with Reference to Dubai, Jeddah and Doha. Population Growth and Rapid Urbanization in the Developing World. IGI Global: IGI Global.

    Ferwati, M. S., Shafaghat, A., Keyvanfar, A. (2016). ‘Path Cyclability Assessment Index (PACEX) Model for low-emission urban design and development: Case study of Doha, Qatar’. Green Highway and Street Development, Edited by Arezou Shafaghat, Muhd Z. Abd Majid and A. Keyvanfar (First Edition, pp. 85-107). Lambert Academic Publishing. http://www.amazon.com/Highway-Street-Development-Arezou-Shafaghat/dp/3659865419

    Garba, S.B. (2016). ‘Population Growth, Governance and Urban Social Conflicts in Africa’. Population Growth and Rapid Urbanization in the Developing World (1st ed.). Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global. http://www.igi-global.com/contact/1.

    Grichting Solder, A.K. (2016) ‘Contemporary Landscape as Urbanism.’ Future Ecologies of the Doha Corniche. Edited by Mohammad Gharipour. Oxford: Routledge, Taylor & Francis. https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138849594

     

    Refereed Journal Papers

    Main Atif, H, Ahmad, AM., Chahrour, R., Vukovic, V., Dawood, N and Kassem, M. (2016) "Principles and Recommendation for Client Information Requirements for BIM Enabled Construction Projects in Qatar employer information requirements in BIM enabled construction projects in Qatar". The Journal of Modern Project Management.

    Boussaa, D. (2016). ‘Old Doha in Qatar; Urban Regeneration and the Search for Identity in a Global World’. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development.

    Boussaa, D. (2016). ‘Our Islamic urban heritage: blight or blessing?’ The International Journal of Heritage Architecture.

    Boguslawski, L. Mahdjoubi, V. Zverovich, F.Fadli (2016) Automated construction of variable density navigable networks in a 3D indoor environment for emergency response, Automation in Construction, V72, Pp. 115-128,  Dec, 2016-Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2016.08.041

    V. Zverovich, L. Mahdjoubi, P. Boguslawski, F. Fadli, H. Barki. (2016) Emergency Response in Complex Buildings: Automated Selection of Safest and Balanced Routes, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, V31,  Pp.617-632, Aug, 2016, Wiley. DOI: 10.1111/mice.12197

    P. Boguslawski, L. Mahdjoubi, V. Zverovich, F.Fadli (2016) Two-Graph Building Interior Representation for Emergency Response Applications Edited by Halounova, L et al.   XXIII ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. V3, I2, Pp. 9-14. DOI: 10.5194/isprsannals-III-2-9-2016

    F. Fadli, H. Barki, A. Shaat, L. Mahdjoubi, P. Boguslawski, V. Zverovich. (2016), 3D Capture Techniques for BIM enabled LCM, in Product Life Cycle Management in the Era of Internet of Things, IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology V467, Pp. 183-192

    Faggion, L., Furlan, R. (2016). ‘Post-WWII Italian Migration from Veneto to Australia and Migrants’ Dwellings in Queensland’, The International Journal of Arts, p-ISSN: 2168-4995, e-ISSN: 2168-5002, 6(1): 1-10.

    Furlan, R. (2016), ‘Modern and Vernacular Settlements in Doha: An Urban Planning Strategy to Pursue Modernity and Consolidate Cultural identity’, Arts and Social Sciences Journal, ISSN: 2151-6200 ASSJ, TBA.

    Furlan, R., Faggion, L (2016). ‘Built Form and Culture: Italian Transnational Houses in Australia’’, Arts and Social Sciences Journal, ISSN: 2151-6200 ASSJ, TBA.

    Furlan, R., Faggion, L. (2016). ‘Italo-Australian Transnational Houses: Built Forms Enhancing Social Capital’. International Journal of Architectural Research-ArchNet-IJAR, ISSN International 1994 6961 - ISSN United States 1938 7806, 10(1): 168-183.

    Furlan, R., Faggion, L. (2016), ‘Post-WWII Immigration to Australia: The Catholic Church as a means for Cultural Continuity and Social Integration’, American Journal of Sociological Research, p-ISSN: 2166-5443, e-ISSN: 2166-5451, 6(1): 27-41.

    Furlan, R. (2016), ‘Urban Design and Livability: The Regeneration of the Corniche in Doha’, American Journal of Environmental Engineering, p-ISSN: 2166-4633, e-ISSN: 2166-465X, 6(3): 73-87.

    Garba, S. B., Boussaa, D., Ghada, F., Al-Yafei, A. M., Al-Hassan, A. A., Aldarwish, A., Bakhit, H. (2016). ‘Heritage Documentation and National Identity in Qatar; Case of the Al-Zaman House’. International Journal of Heritage Architecture. WIT Press, 1(3). http://www.witpress.com/journals/ha.

    Haneen H., Ghaddar, N., Ouahrani, D., Ghali, K., Itani, M. (2016). “PCM cooling vest for improving thermal comfort in hot environment”. Elsevier, International Journal of Thermal Sciences. Volume 102, 2016, 154-167, ahttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2015.12.001.

    Ibrahim, H., Salama, A., Wiedmann, F., Awwaad, R. (2016).’ A Comparative Assessment of Housing Dynamics in Abu Dhabi and Doha’, International Journal of Architectural Research-IJAR, ArchNet, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 152- 169, November 2016, ISSN: 1938 7806.

    Ibrahim, H. (2016). ‘Regeneration of sustainability in Contemporary Architecture: Approach Based on Native Function and Activities to Strengthen Identity’, International Social and Behavioral Sciences, Elsevier Ltd., Vol. 216, pp. 800- 809, January 6, 2016, Doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.12.077.

    Makido, Y., Shandas, V., Ferwati, M. S., Sailor, D. (2016). ‘Daytime Variation of Urban Heat Islands: The Case Study of Doha, Qatar’. Climate, 4(2), 1-14. www.mdpi.com/journal/climate. (IF 3.2)

    Mariam I., Ouahrani, D., Ghaddar, N., Ghali, K., Chakroun, W.M. (2016). ‘Effect of PCM Packet Mass and Melting Temperature on Cooling Vest Performance’. 2nd International ASHRAE Conference Efficient Building Design: Materials and HVAC Equipment Technologies, Beirut, Lebanon, September 22-23, 2016. 

    Mariam I., Ouahrani, D., Ghaddar, N., Ghali, K., Chakroun, W.M. (2016). ‘The effect of PCM placement on torso cooling vest for an active human in hot environment’. Building and Environment, Volume 107, October 2016, Pages 29-42. 

    Muneerudeen, A., Al Khani, F., Furlan, R. (2016), ‘Urban Revitalization of Public Spaces in the Pearl in Qatar’, American Journal of Sociological Research, p-ISSN: 2166-5443, e-ISSN: 2166-5451, 6(1): 1-9.

    Remali A., Salama A., Wiedmann F., Ibrahim, H. (2016). A Chronological Exploration of the Evolution of Housing Typologies in Gulf Cities, City, Territory and Architecture, Springer, 3 (1): 14, (September 2016), 1-15, ISSN# 2195-2701, DOI 10.1186/s40410-016-0043-z

    Boguslawski, P., Mahdjoubi, L., Zverovich, V., Fadli, F. (2016) ‘Automated construction of variable density navigable networks in a 3D indoor environment for emergency response’, Automation in Construction, Sept, 2016 –Elsevier-ISSN 0926-5805.

    Shafaghat, A., Keyvanfar, A., Majid, M., Lamit, H., Ahmad, M., Ferwati, M. S., Ghoshal, S. (2016). METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS SATISFACTION ASSESSMENT WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING DESIGN. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 57(Q1-Scopus index 2015 IF: 5.91), 250-259. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032115015166

    Zverovich, V., Mahdjoubi, L., Boguslawski, P., Fadli, F., Barki, H. (2016) ‘Emergency Response in Complex Buildings: Automated Selection of Safest and Balanced Routes’, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 31(8). pp. 617-632. ISSN 1093-9687. 

    Wiedmann, F, Salama, A., Ibrahim, H. (2016). ‘The Impact of Affordable Housing Developments on Sustainability in Gulf Cities’, Open House International, Urban International Press, United Kingdom, 41(4), 1-12-2016, pp. 31-38, (October 2016), ISSN # 0160-2601.

    Wiedmann, F, Salama, A., Ibrahim, H. (2016). ‘The Role of Mega Projects in Redefining Housing Development in Gulf Cities’, Open House International, Urban International Press, United Kingdom, 41(2), PP. 56-63 (July 2016), ISSN # 0160-2601.

     

    Conference Proceedings

    Boussaa, D. (2016). Sustainable tourism as a catalyst for urban regeneration; cases from the gulf; Jeddah, Dubai and Doha. Sustainable Tourism 2016. 7th International Conference on Sustainable Tourism, 18 - 20 May 2016, Valéncia, Spain.

    Ferwati, S., Skelhorn, C., Shandas, V., Shawish, A., Nafi, A. (2016). Analysis of Urban Heat for a Corridor Environment in Doha, Qatar. SBE 16 Seoul Conference. Paper No.: 174.

    Itani, M. Ghaddar, N., Ouahrani, D., Ghali, K., Chakroun, W.M. (2016). Mathematical Modeling of PCM Cooling Vest for Workers in Hot Climate. 16-17 ICER Conference, Proceeding by ASHRAE, 6th International Conference on Energy Research and Development, State of Kuwait, 14-16 March 2016, pp. 1-8. 

    Mazzetto, S. (2016). Practice experience and multidisciplinary collaboration in project management education. WEEF and GEDC 2016, Engineering Education for Smart Society. https://www.weef-gedc2016.org/.

    Mazzetto, S. (2016). Theory and Practice in Project Management: a multidisciplinary approach. Interaction between Theory and Practice in Civil Engineering and Construction (Edited by Komurlu, R.).

    Gurgun, A.P., Singh, A., Yazdani, S. Proceedings of the First European and Mediterranean Structural Engineering and Construction Conference Istanbul: EURO-MED_SEC 1 2016 Proceedings. Copyright © 2016 ISEC Press, http://www.isec-society.org/ISEC_PRESS/EURO_MED_SEC_01/.

     

    Conference Presentations

    Alfraidi, S., Boukhanouf, R., Alabdullatief, A., Alharbi, A., Ibrahim, H., Habeebullah, T. (2016). Cool Minaret: A Functional Element of Passive Cooling for Mosques in Hot-Arid Climates, First International Conference on Mosque Architecture, University of Dammam, Dammam, KSA, 5-7 December, 2016.

    Ahmad, A. M., Hafeez, M. A., Rodriguez, S., Vukovic, V., Naji, K., Dawood, N. N. (2016). 'Investigating the use of BIM models for BIM work streams in traditional construction contracting in Qatar' in Cheng, Dawood and Kuang (eds) Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. (Published).

    Ahmad, A. M., Hafeez, M. A., Ahmad, A. M., Aliyu, A. A., Rodriguez, S., Dawood, N. N. (2016). 'BIM: A disruptive process towards traditional practice' in Cheng, Dawood and Kuang (eds) Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. (Published).

    Main Atif, H, Ahmad, AM., Chahrour, R., Vukovic, V., Dawood, N and Kassem, M. (2016). A poster titled "Identifying current BIM practices in Qatar and proposing a framework for whole life cycle BIM processes". The Annual Research Conference 2016.

    Ferwati, M. S. (Author & Presenter), Shandas, V. (Co-Author), Sailor, D. J. (Co-Author), Pawlowski, P. R.V. (Co-Author), Makido, Y. (Co-Author), Shawish, A. (Co-Author) (2016). Improving livability in Doha: The role of neighborhood microclimates, land use, and materials in rapidly urbanizing regions, ARC ’16 Conference, Qatar National Convention Centre, Qatar, 22 March 2016.

    Garba, S. B. (Main Author) (2016). Heritage Documentation and National Identity in Qatar: Case of Al-Zaman House, International Conference on Islamic Heritage Architecture, Valencia, Spain, 17 May 2016.

    Garba, S. B. (Co-Author), Boussaa, D. (Author & Presenter) (2016). A New Heart for Doha, Qatar; From an Urban Slum to a Sustainable Living Heritage, International City Planning and Urban Design Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 18 April 2016.

    Garba, S. B. (Main Author) (2016). Documentation, Analysis and Photo Modeling of Heritage Buildings in Doha- Case of Al-Zaman house, QNRF Annual Research Forum, Qatar National Convention Center, Qatar, 22 March 2016.

    Hallak, M. E. (Author & Presenter) (2016). Entangled in Boundaries: Migrant Workers and the Spatial Politics of Identity in Qatar, Gulf Research Meeting, Cambridge University, United Kingdom, 16 August 2016.

    Hallak, M. E. (Author & Presenter) (2016). Returning to Nature: Reviving Earth Architecture as a Solution for Refugees Shelter in Syria, ARCHDESIGN ’16 / 3rd Architectural Design Conference, Istanbul, Turkmenistan (17 June 2016)


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