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Revitalizing the Coastal Landscape of Qatar: The Urban Renewal Approach in West Bay
Historically, urban development has always been centered on coastal areas, with access to waterbodies—seas, rivers and canals—being a significant advantage for movement and trade. With most of the world’s megapolises located on coasts, land reclamation offers a solution for the expansion of city centers which are otherwise restricted by the coastline. This study aims to define the current understanding of urban regeneration and development on reclaimed lands, addressing the basic questions of what, why and how. This study aims to assess urban regeneration on reclaimed coastal land based on the principles of sustainable development defined by existing studies. The literature review establishes a theoretical framework and defines performance-based benchmarks for identifying spatial indicators of urban development. Composite indicators, namely open space coverage, land use mix, the percentage of coast for people, accessibility to public transportation and amenities, the availability of pedestrian paths and cycling tracks and adequate road networks, are considered for this framework. The conclusions are drawn based on the results of an analysis of spatial layout using a GIS as a tool to map and empirically measure each indicator. The framework is validated using a major land reclamation project, West Bay, in the coastal urban area of Doha in Qatar. The results determine that West Bay has achieved a good level of sustainability, although there are areas that could be enhanced to improve the overall sustainability of urban development further. These findings can serve as a guide for policymakers and various stakeholders for sustainable urban planning on reclaimed coastal lands.
Revitalizing the Coastal Landscape of Qatar: The Urban Renewal Approach in West Bay
Historically, urban development has always been centered on coastal areas, with access to waterbodies—seas, rivers and canals—being a significant advantage for movement and trade. With most of the world’s megapolises located on coasts, land reclamation offers a solution for the expansion of city centers which are otherwise restricted by the coastline. This study aims to define the current understanding of urban regeneration and development on reclaimed lands, addressing the basic questions of what, why and how. This study aims to assess urban regeneration on reclaimed coastal land based on the principles of sustainable development defined by existing studies. The literature review establishes a theoretical framework and defines performance-based benchmarks for identifying spatial indicators of urban development. Composite indicators, namely open space coverage, land use mix, the percentage of coast for people, accessibility to public transportation and amenities, the availability of pedestrian paths and cycling tracks and adequate road networks, are considered for this framework. The conclusions are drawn based on the results of an analysis of spatial layout using a GIS as a tool to map and empirically measure each indicator. The framework is validated using a major land reclamation project, West Bay, in the coastal urban area of Doha in Qatar. The results determine that West Bay has achieved a good level of sustainability, although there are areas that could be enhanced to improve the overall sustainability of urban development further. These findings can serve as a guide for policymakers and various stakeholders for sustainable urban planning on reclaimed coastal lands.
Revitalizing the Coastal Landscape of Qatar: The Urban Renewal Approach in West Bay
Shikha Patel (author) / Deepthi John (author) / Raffaello Furlan (author) / Rashid Al-Matwi (author)
2025
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