Abstract
In the past two decades, Doha, the capital city of the State of Qatar, has undergone a rapid urban transformation. In 2013 and 2014, the State of Qatar, respectively, initiated the construction of Doha Metro and launched the Qatar National Development Framework (QNDF), an action plan for managing sustainable urban development at national level. Namely, QNDF emphasizes the importance of linking Doha Metro system with urban growth through transit-oriented developments (TODs), a model maximizing the integration between transport systems and land use, through the development of sustainable, vibrant, livable, compact and mixed-use communities. This research study focuses on Al Sadd, a mixed-use neighborhood located in the center of Doha. Al Sadd is considered a significant site for investigating the extent to which the TOD model can contribute to enhance standards of urban living and fostering a long-term urban sustainability. The strategy for monitoring and assessing the potential benefits of the investigated TOD is grounded on the on-site analysis (based on graph theory) of two indices: (1) built environment diversity and density and (2) travel behavior. The revealed comprehensive approach for the urban regeneration of the Al Sadd TOD is based on a framework for enhancing its (1) mixed-used urban fabric and (2) multimodal transportation systems. In turn, the proposed framework provides insights to move incrementally toward interdisciplinary research and governance for TOD in Qatar and in the globalizing GCC, through a long-term sustainability perspective.
Highlights
About 55 percent of people live in urban areas, according to World Bank Estimates
This study aims at (1) assessing the transformative potential of the Al Sadd transit-oriented developments (TODs) and (2) providing applicable solutions for a future sustainable-TOD model, enhancing standards of urban living, through an on-site analysis based on graph theory, recognized as an efficient way of exploring and assessing qualitatively spatial/territorial indices deduced from literature studies (Denzin and Lincoln 2011; Marshall and Rossman 2014)
The resulting strategy for the urban regeneration of the transit village of Al Sadd is grounded on the dependency between (1) mapping and (2) urban design proposal
Summary
About 55 percent of people live in urban areas, according to World Bank Estimates. Gulf Countries are facing rapid urban development, which is termed as “instant.” As a result, the physical transformation of the built environment is compromising local social, economic and environmental aspects. A research report from the University of Minnesota highlights that transit stations along a specific corridor are assessed through 3 parameters: travel behavior, built fabric and community strength. These parameters are applicable along the TOD corridor and, the performance of each station is required to be assessed through further detailed microscale assessment tools (Suzuki et al 2013)
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