Ashraf M Salama
Biographic Data
| ID | 205294 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ashraf M Salama |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ashraf M |
| FAMILY NAME | Salama |
| SIGNATURE | SALAMA A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Strathclyde |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1241-414X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Negotiating a cosmopolitan urban hub: Policy implications for migration, housing, and sustainability in metropolitan Doha
The rapid transformation of Doha from a modest Gulf town to a cosmopolitan metropolis reflects complex interactions of migration, urban expansion, and sustainable development. Driven largely by labour migration, the city has emerged as a transit city where temporary migrants contribute to the city's socio-spatial segmentation. Drawing on a decade of research comprising two major projects examining Doha as a knowledge-based urban hub (2011–2014) a…
A mobile application tool for co-assessing urban open spaces – a test case of the Grey’s Monument, Newcastle, UK
This paper introduces a novel approach to evaluating urban open spaces (UOS) by developing a mobile application, YouWalk-UOS. Overcoming current limitations and the need for integrating digital technologies and participatory methods into UOS assessment processes, the study establishes a comprehensive framework addressing functional, social, and perceptual dimensions with 36 identified aspects. The framework and the mobile application are tested a…
Between the ‘Other’ and the ‘Same’: The alterity of the alternative economies in sustainability transitions
This special issue explores the role of economic alterity in sustainability transitions. It draws attention to the ways in which ‘alternative’ and ‘mainstream’ economic practices are defined, enacted, and contested. Moving beyond binary framings, the editorial presents contributions that examine alternative economic initiatives through the lens of situated, relational, and hybrid dynamics. The articles shed light on the tensions between oppositio…
The Five Controversies of Market-Driven Sustainable Neighborhoods: An Alternative Approach to Post-Occupancy Evaluation
The increased involvement of the private sector in building sustainable communities is often met with skepticism from sustainability experts and academics. Although environmental experts and engineers may wish to focus on the technical design features and green rating of such projects to validate their sustainability, data are sometimes lacking, and social scientists may criticize projects’ social impacts and portray them as greenwashing sustaina…
Coronavirus questions that will not go away: Interrogating urban and socio-spatial implications of Covid-19 measures
The highly contagious coronavirus and the rapid spread of COVID-19 disease have generated a global public health crisis, which is being addressed at various local and global scales through social distancing measures and guidelines. This is coupled with debates about the nature of living and working patterns through intensive utilisation of information and telecommunication technologies, leading to the social and institutional acceptability of the…
Building Migrant Cities in the Gulf: Urban Transformation in the Middle East
Unveiling the multiplicity of factors producing urbanism in the fast-growing region of the Gulf, this book provides an in-depth overview of housing and migration dynamics in major Gulf cities. It shows that a top-down approach devised to control urban development patterns is a crucial element in understanding both migration and housing dynamics in Gulf States. The book thoroughly examines the role of governance, from initiating a development visi…
Cracks and Light: Observing the Resilience of the History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Among the seven national institutions of the former socialist Yugoslav period that appear to have been assigned to the category of ‘contested’ and ‘unwanted’ heritage, the History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina stands out. Originally built as a Museum of Revolution, it bears a legacy of a specific identity and cultural narrative developed in the socialist period, which has been projected in the architecture displaying the hallmarks of early Mod…
Migrant Knowledge Workers' Perceptions of Housing Conditions in Gulf Cities
The various efforts in diversifying local economies in most Gulf States led to the emergence of new medium to high-income groups of migrant knowledge workers whose efforts are required to develop various new economic sectors. This paper aims to investigate the current housing conditions and perceptions of these migrant communities to identify key similarities and differences with respect to housing made available to them and depending on their cu…
The everyday urban environment of migrant labourers in Gulf Cities: The case of the old centre of Doha, Qatar
Preventing the complete social restructuring and the relocation of migrant communities from traditional cores in Gulf cities to newly urbanized areas is a rising urban and social challenge. The Al Asmakh district in the old centre of Doha is an important example that manifests the current encounter between rising investment pressures and preserving the local identity including the particular urban life and spatial settings that have evolved over …
A chronological exploration of the evolution of housing typologies in Gulf cities
This paper traces the evolution of housing typologies in four major cities in the Gulf region, namely Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Manama. The study reviews the formation and historical events in the region, which had a significant impact on new social as well as economic realities and consequently evolving housing types during the last two centuries. The methodological approach is based on reviewing a number of case studies representing local hous…
Coronavirus questions that will not go away: Interrogating urban and socio-spatial implications of Covid-19 measures
The highly contagious coronavirus and the rapid spread of COVID-19 disease have generated a global public health crisis, which is being addressed at various local and global scales through social distancing measures and guidelines. This is coupled with debates about the nature of living and working patterns through intensive utilisation of information and telecommunication technologies, leading to the social and institutional acceptability of the…
Migrant Knowledge Workers' Perceptions of Housing Conditions in Gulf Cities
The various efforts in diversifying local economies in most Gulf States led to the emergence of new medium to high-income groups of migrant knowledge workers whose efforts are required to develop various new economic sectors. This paper aims to investigate the current housing conditions and perceptions of these migrant communities to identify key similarities and differences with respect to housing made available to them and depending on their cu…
A chronological exploration of the evolution of housing typologies in Gulf cities
This paper traces the evolution of housing typologies in four major cities in the Gulf region, namely Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Manama. The study reviews the formation and historical events in the region, which had a significant impact on new social as well as economic realities and consequently evolving housing types during the last two centuries. The methodological approach is based on reviewing a number of case studies representing local hous…
The everyday urban environment of migrant labourers in Gulf Cities: The case of the old centre of Doha, Qatar
Preventing the complete social restructuring and the relocation of migrant communities from traditional cores in Gulf cities to newly urbanized areas is a rising urban and social challenge. The Al Asmakh district in the old centre of Doha is an important example that manifests the current encounter between rising investment pressures and preserving the local identity including the particular urban life and spatial settings that have evolved over …
Cracks and Light: Observing the Resilience of the History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Among the seven national institutions of the former socialist Yugoslav period that appear to have been assigned to the category of ‘contested’ and ‘unwanted’ heritage, the History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina stands out. Originally built as a Museum of Revolution, it bears a legacy of a specific identity and cultural narrative developed in the socialist period, which has been projected in the architecture displaying the hallmarks of early Mod…
Migrant Knowledge Workers' Perceptions of Housing Conditions in Gulf Cities
The various efforts in diversifying local economies in most Gulf States led to the emergence of new medium to high-income groups of migrant knowledge workers whose efforts are required to develop various new economic sectors. This paper aims to investigate the current housing conditions and perceptions of these migrant communities to identify key similarities and differences with respect to housing made available to them and depending on their cu…
Building Migrant Cities in the Gulf: Urban Transformation in the Middle East
Unveiling the multiplicity of factors producing urbanism in the fast-growing region of the Gulf, this book provides an in-depth overview of housing and migration dynamics in major Gulf cities. It shows that a top-down approach devised to control urban development patterns is a crucial element in understanding both migration and housing dynamics in Gulf States. The book thoroughly examines the role of governance, from initiating a development visi…
Coronavirus questions that will not go away: Interrogating urban and socio-spatial implications of Covid-19 measures
The highly contagious coronavirus and the rapid spread of COVID-19 disease have generated a global public health crisis, which is being addressed at various local and global scales through social distancing measures and guidelines. This is coupled with debates about the nature of living and working patterns through intensive utilisation of information and telecommunication technologies, leading to the social and institutional acceptability of the…
The Five Controversies of Market-Driven Sustainable Neighborhoods: An Alternative Approach to Post-Occupancy Evaluation
The increased involvement of the private sector in building sustainable communities is often met with skepticism from sustainability experts and academics. Although environmental experts and engineers may wish to focus on the technical design features and green rating of such projects to validate their sustainability, data are sometimes lacking, and social scientists may criticize projects’ social impacts and portray them as greenwashing sustaina…
A mobile application tool for co-assessing urban open spaces – a test case of the Grey’s Monument, Newcastle, UK
This paper introduces a novel approach to evaluating urban open spaces (UOS) by developing a mobile application, YouWalk-UOS. Overcoming current limitations and the need for integrating digital technologies and participatory methods into UOS assessment processes, the study establishes a comprehensive framework addressing functional, social, and perceptual dimensions with 36 identified aspects. The framework and the mobile application are tested a…
Between the ‘Other’ and the ‘Same’: The alterity of the alternative economies in sustainability transitions
This special issue explores the role of economic alterity in sustainability transitions. It draws attention to the ways in which ‘alternative’ and ‘mainstream’ economic practices are defined, enacted, and contested. Moving beyond binary framings, the editorial presents contributions that examine alternative economic initiatives through the lens of situated, relational, and hybrid dynamics. The articles shed light on the tensions between oppositio…
Negotiating a cosmopolitan urban hub: Policy implications for migration, housing, and sustainability in metropolitan Doha
The rapid transformation of Doha from a modest Gulf town to a cosmopolitan metropolis reflects complex interactions of migration, urban expansion, and sustainable development. Driven largely by labour migration, the city has emerged as a transit city where temporary migrants contribute to the city's socio-spatial segmentation. Drawing on a decade of research comprising two major projects examining Doha as a knowledge-based urban hub (2011–2014) a…
Political science (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economic geography (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Sustainability (3 works)