scholarly journals Replacing Land-Use Planning with Localized Form-Based Codes in the United Arab Emirates: A Proposed Method

Land ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Arwa Khalid Sabri ◽  
Khaled Galal Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Urban Neighborhoods ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Urban Forms ◽  
Essential Components

Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is one of the pioneering cities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region that have recently prepared urban sustainability agendas for their cities. Nonetheless, the recently developed urban neighborhoods in Abu Dhabi mostly rely on Land Use planning and their urban forms are still missing essential sustainability qualities. The Form-Based Code (FBC), a sustainable planning tool that helps realize sustainable urban forms, is suggested in this research as an alternative for the conventional Land Use planning currently applied for new urban neighborhoods in Abu Dhabi. The research adopted a method for ‘localizing’ the global tenets and initiation processes of FBCs that outfit the local urban conditions. The investigation of the locally applied form-related regulations and guidelines revealed that they could be transformed into a localized FBC, but still lack some essential components of the FBC’s principles while the community involvement in initiating them was fairly limited. The research examined the applicability of this localized FBC model through interviewing the concerned stakeholders to identify the challenges that might face the adoption of it. The research concluded with recommending a set of actions for implementing the model in Abu Dhabi and other cities sharing similar urban circumstances.

SME Financing: A UAE Entrepreneur Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abid Mahmood Muhammad ◽  
Mohammed Bilal Basha ◽  
Gail Al Hafidh
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Statistical Tools ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Sme Financing

This research is an investigation into the motivating factors driving choice of bank for SME entrepreneurs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The study aims to highlight the challenges and suggest solutions in addressing the credit gap between the cash flow needs of SME entrepreneurs and the finance policies of UAE banks. The data collected was generated from a sample of SME owner-managers in three emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah. A structured research questionnaire was distributed and the convenience sampling method resulted in 380 completed responses. These were analyzed using appropriate statistical tools. The results of the study will enable banks to better understand and analyze the key determinants that impact the SME entrepreneurs’ attitude in bank selection and the products and services this particular group values. Research findings are also envisaged to be of particular interest to scholars and practitioners of Islamic Banking specifically, inspiring further studies across the MENA region.  

scholarly journals Emirate of Abu Dhabi Brand Marketing Strategy – Travelers Welcome

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Tuqa Mohamed AlOwais
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Place Branding ◽  
Foreign Market ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Global Network ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Innovative Strategies ◽  
Brand Marketing

Throughout the past century, the United Arab Emirates’ leadership realized the significant importance of initiating novel and innovative strategies to market themselves and contribute in their successful position among the global network, thus their obligation was to employ both short and long term strategies that help in the process of successful promotion, insertion and enhanced situation in the foreign market. Highlighting Abu Dhabi as the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and distinguishing it from the rest of the country, Dubai in particular, was the crucial vision of Al Sheikh Zayed Al Nahayan. Where the collaborative emirate’s leadership had the potential to mark Abu Dhabi as “the global capital city” (Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council, 2007).     This research discusses place-branding and marketing of the emirate of Abu Dhabi, where the emirate’s brand marketing strategies relies on the desert, sea, heritage and the city as key elements towards placing the capital of the United Arab Emirates on the global map, in addition to improving the reputation of the middle east in general and Abu Dhabi in specific, through presenting two study cases: Masder City and Saadiyat Island, which are viewed as vivid examples of the emirate of Abu Dhabi brand marketing strategies implementation focus.     

Sustainability Considerations of Concrete Mixes Incorporating Slag as Partial Replacement of Cement in Concrete in the UAE

2016 ◽  
Vol 677 ◽  
pp. 217-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Afrah Al-Shaibani ◽  
Reem Sabouni
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Sustainable Concrete ◽  
Local Sustainability ◽  
To Come ◽  
Culture And Climate ◽  
Enormous Number

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the largest consumers of concrete in the region due to the enormous number of mega reinforced concrete projects constructed in the country. The harsh weather of the UAE, where temperature may reach to above 45 °C and the humidity at coastal areas up to 100%, requires special attention to the design of the concrete mixes used in these projects to make sure that they meet the strength requirement and satisfy the sustainability condition. To insure the sustainability of the projects constructed in the UAE a local sustainability rating system called “Estidama” was developed by Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council. The Estidama sustainability rating system is equivalent to the LEED, but tailored to the special culture and climate of the UAE and the region. This system is mainly implemented in the UAE’s capital city Abu Dhabi and gaining more publicity in the region. The main objective of this paper is to evaluate collected concrete mixes implemented in some major projects in the UAE’s based on Estidama’s requirements, and to come up with an optimization process to choose the most sustainable concrete that satisfies the mechanical properties requirements, durability requirements and has the least embodied CO2 emission. This research will concentrate on concrete mixes commonly used in the UAE with emphasises on those incorporating slag as a partial replacement of cement in concrete.

scholarly journals The Value of Public Participation in Land-Use Planning for Redeeming Congestion in South African Municipalities

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 17-31
Author(s):  
France Khutso Lavhelani Kgobe ◽  
John Mamokhere
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
South African ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Collaborative Planning ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Planning Theory

This paper captures the value of public participation as a redeemer of South African municipalities in land use planning. In this paper, it is argued that there is scant public participation in local government developmental matters, especially in land-use planning. South African municipalities are congested due to lack of public participation in land-use planning in the municipal arena. This is despite the fact that the constitution requires active public engagement in questions of developing local administration. The challenge of inactive public participation endures throughout the IDP, and this is now perceived as a dream wish. It is further argued that it is important to involve the public in land-use, especially in the following categories: commercial, residential, public facilities, industrial, and open spaces. The arguments in this paper were also founded on Patsy Healey's 1997 theory of collaborative planning. Collaborative planning theory has been used to develop ideas and arguments. This is a conceptual paper based on secondary data. The paper relied heavily on current literature on public participation and land-use planning. Despite the arrival of democracy in South Africa, the theoretical findings of this research indicated that there is still apartheid in spatial planning. It is also discovered that the adopted South African apartheid spatial planning continues to overlook community involvement in municipal land-use planning. When it comes to planning, the study proposes that municipal authorities follow the Batho Pele principles. At the municipal level, public engagement should not be passive but interactive and consultative. Finally, the paper advocates for land-use planning reforms and the use of active public engagement to save South African municipalities from congestion.

Categorizing Urban Form for the Largest Metro Regions in the U.S. Using the Excessive Commuting Framework

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 450-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Schleith ◽  
M. J. Widener ◽  
C. Kim ◽  
M. W. Horner
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Travel Demand ◽  
Urban Forms ◽  
Mixed Use ◽  
Clustering Approach ◽  
Excess Commuting ◽  
The U.S

The degree to which U.S. cities, metro regions, and general urbanized areas have distinct centres of economic activity has been a matter of debate for many decades. In the jobs–housing literature, there is related debate about whether having many distinct mixed-use centres in cities leads to longer or shorter commutes. The excess commuting framework has been increasingly refined and applied to assess urban areas' jobs–housing balance. The framework has expanded over the years but an issue in the present research is whether its various theoretical measurements and efficiency calculations might be used to assess the degree of poly- or mono-centricity of a region, thereby contributing to debates about what kind of urban form facilitates shorter commutes. In this paper, a suite of excess commuting (EC) measures are calculated for fifty-three of the largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the U.S. From there a hierarchical clustering approach is developed and applied to demonstrate which of these metrics are most useful in describing urban form. We examine how these metrics perform for particular built environments, which gives further insights into commuting and land use trends. Results of the research show how various urban forms have specific commuting outcomes: specifically, that polycentric urban forms have shorter average commute distances than sprawling ones. This should inform policy questions about the most effective land-use planning strategies to pursue in efforts to manage travel demand via built environment interventions.

scholarly journals Urban Greening for New Capital Cities. A Meta Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Timo de Vries
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Urban Greening ◽  
Capital Cities ◽  
Meta Review ◽  
Extensive Consultation ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Green Cities

In light of the discussions on relocating the capital city of Indonesia to a new location in Kalimantan, and create a new green capital city (referred to as IKN), the purpose of this meta-review paper is learn from experiences from other relocations of capital cities and creations of green cities in the world. Specific emphasis is hereby given to urban greening and gentrification. This article applies a meta-analytical approach by connecting the basic tenets of the 8R framework of responsible land management to assess the pros and cons of a selected set of capital city relocations and green cities. From the comparison, it is possible to generate general recommendations for Indonesia's new green capital city. The comparison reveals that each of the selected cases falls short in one or more aspects of the 8R framework. In all cases, constructing green capitals requires a mixed and integrated land use planning, a transparent regulatory framework toward land use control, extensive consultation with both local, national and international stakeholders, and participation with local residents. Only under these conditions, one can ensure ownership, respect and trust in the decision. The quandaries highlight the complexity of capital city relocation and green city creation. The originality lies in the specific land management framework perspective and discursive analysis of documented discourses on constructing new capital and green cities. This provides new options for devising and extending regulatory guidelines and for assigning responsibilities for such new mega-endeavors. Given the conceptual and discursive character of the paper, a limitation of the approach may be that there are no specific empirical data collected, yet several recommendations for further research include expanding the boundary work between the land management, the spatial planning and governance domains.

scholarly journals Predicting Operating Speeds at Urban Multilane Roundabouts in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Almoarawi ◽  
Essam Dabbour
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Operating Speed ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Surrounding Areas

There are more than 460 multilane roundabouts located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, and its surrounding areas. Most of those roundabouts have three entry/circulatory/exit lanes with large radii, which resulted in the majority of drivers exceeding the speed limits for those roundabouts. Those excessive operating speeds, along with lack of drivers’ awareness of the proper rules of driving at roundabouts, have resulted in increased collision frequencies at Abu Dhabi roundabouts. In this paper, operating speeds were measured at 12 roundabouts in Abu Dhabi and those collected speed observations were used to calibrate regression models to predict the 85th percentile operating speeds at roundabouts in Abu Dhabi. Predicting operating speed at a roundabout, during its design stage, is necessary to ensure that the expected operating speed and capacity will meet the design expectations. Three models were calibrated to predict the entry, circulating, and exit speeds, respectively. The calibrated models were validated with data not used in calibration and they were found to be stable and robust. The findings of this research study will help engineers when designing new roundabouts in Abu Dhabi or other cities with similar characteristics. This research study also provides a methodological framework for other researchers when conducting similar speed studies for roundabouts in other cities or metropolitan areas around the world.

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