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Dr Florian Wiedmann's Outputs (22)

Everyday urbanism in Beijing’s edge cities: on spatial and experience patterns (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., & Wiedmann, F. (2024). Everyday urbanism in Beijing’s edge cities: on spatial and experience patterns. Journal of Urbanism, https://doi.org/10.1080/17549175.2024.2383928

The concentration of people in mega agglomerations in China has been challenging urban governance to reduce daily commuting by planning and investing in new edge cities. The main objective of this paper is to investigate everyday urbanism in two rece... Read More about Everyday urbanism in Beijing’s edge cities: on spatial and experience patterns.

Economic Competitiveness (2022)
Book Chapter
Wiedmann, F., Thomas, S., & Peterek, M. (2023). Economic Competitiveness. In B. Giddings, & R. J. Rogerson (Eds.), The Future of the City Centre: Global Perspectives (166-181). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003141198-14

The ongoing desire of cities to attract inward investment is enhancing pressure on growth dynamics and risking both spatial fragmentation and social segregation. While place-making strategies have been explored to restore or recreate city centres as... Read More about Economic Competitiveness.

Urban Fabrics and the Future of Transport-Oriented Development in Gulf Cities (2021)
Book Chapter
Wiedmann, F., & Schlosser, C. (2021). Urban Fabrics and the Future of Transport-Oriented Development in Gulf Cities. In Urban Challenges in the Globalizing Middle-East: Social Value of Public Spaces (153-169). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69795-2_11

Transit-oriented development is recognised as one of the most important pillars of a more sustainable urban development due to the proven potential to reduce car travels. In Gulf cities, the integration of public transit has often been postponed due... Read More about Urban Fabrics and the Future of Transport-Oriented Development in Gulf Cities.

Investigating integrated urbanism in Chinese edge cities: the case of Yizhuang Development Area (2020)
Journal Article
Wiedmann, F., & Wang, Y. (2020). Investigating integrated urbanism in Chinese edge cities: the case of Yizhuang Development Area. Open House International, 45(1/2), 23-38. https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-04-2020-0010

Purpose: China’s capital Beijing is a special case of fast urbanization and monocentric development, resulting in major efforts to implement polycentric structures. The purpose of this paper is thus centered on understanding the phenomenon of an esta... Read More about Investigating integrated urbanism in Chinese edge cities: the case of Yizhuang Development Area.

Migrant urbanism in gulf citie: S a reality without vision? (2020)
Book Chapter
Wiedmann, F. (2020). Migrant urbanism in gulf citie: S a reality without vision?. In M. Kamrava (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Persian Gulf Politics (99-111). Routledge

To a large extent recent urbanization in the Gulf region has been shaped by the distinctive roles of local governance and extensive international migration. New models of governance, such as urban entrepreneurialism and various forms of public-privat... Read More about Migrant urbanism in gulf citie: S a reality without vision?.

Mapping Lefebvre’s theory on the production of space to an integrated approach for sustainable urbanism (2019)
Book Chapter
Wiedmann, F., & Salama, A. (2019). Mapping Lefebvre’s theory on the production of space to an integrated approach for sustainable urbanism. In M. Leary-Owhin, & J. McCarthy (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Henri Lefebvre, The City and Urban Society (346-354). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315266589-36

The established gates to global markets have led to a clear divide between the economic opportunities in urban areas and the emerging struggles in rural areas. The subsequent migration has fuelled the fast growth of urbanisation rates in the developi... Read More about Mapping Lefebvre’s theory on the production of space to an integrated approach for sustainable urbanism.

Identification and Analysis of Land Use Change in Doha Downtown Neighborhoods (2019)
Journal Article
Ibrahim, H., Salama, A., Wiedmann, F., Aboukalloub, B., & Awwaad, R. (2020). Identification and Analysis of Land Use Change in Doha Downtown Neighborhoods. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 146(1), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28asce%29up.1943-5444.0000544

© 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers. The neighborhood concept was first introduced in the 1920s by Clarence Perry. This paper adapts Clarence Perry's neighborhood concept and other neighborhood planning theories. It studies the land use dynami... Read More about Identification and Analysis of Land Use Change in Doha Downtown Neighborhoods.

An Examination of Urban Vertical Gated Communities of Nagpur, India (2019)
Journal Article
Wiedmann, F., & Khan, S. (2019). An Examination of Urban Vertical Gated Communities of Nagpur, India. Open House International, 44(4), 5-12. https://doi.org/10.1108/ohi-04-2019-b0002

This paper explores a new type of housing in India and resulting urban dynamics in Nagpur, a Grade A city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The accelerating urban growth rate led to a dynamic housing market to accommodate the on-going migration. A... Read More about An Examination of Urban Vertical Gated Communities of Nagpur, India.

Migration and Urbanism in Glasgow: The Spatial Impact of South Asian Communities (2019)
Journal Article
Remali, A. M., Salama, A. M., & Wiedmann, F. (2019). Migration and Urbanism in Glasgow: The Spatial Impact of South Asian Communities. Open House International, 44(4), 45-54. https://doi.org/10.1108/ohi-04-2019-b0007

South Asian communities have lived in Scotland since the late nineteenth century, experiencing a substantial growth in the post-war period. This paper contributes a new understanding of the spatial practices of South Asian communities in the city of... Read More about Migration and Urbanism in Glasgow: The Spatial Impact of South Asian Communities.

Building Migrant Cities in the Gulf: Urban Transformation in the Middle East (2019)
Book
Wiedmann, F., & Salama, A. M. (2019). Building Migrant Cities in the Gulf: Urban Transformation in the Middle East. I. B. Tauris

Human history has seen many settlements transformed or built entirely by expatriate work forces and foreigners arriving from various places. Recent migration patterns in the Gulf have led to emerging 'airport societies' on unprecedented scales. Most... Read More about Building Migrant Cities in the Gulf: Urban Transformation in the Middle East.

Investigating housing distribution for the expatriate population in Doha (2019)
Journal Article
Ibrahim, H., Salama, A., Wiedmann, F., Awwaad, R., & Aboukalloub, B. (2019). Investigating housing distribution for the expatriate population in Doha. Urban, Planning and Transport Research, 7(1), 34-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/21650020.2019.1635520

Expatriates constitute 89% of Qatar’s total population, and are becoming important factors in the economic dynamism by satisfying employment sectors. The theoretical framework of this paper is based on Gordon’s theory which distinguishes between migr... Read More about Investigating housing distribution for the expatriate population in Doha.

Lifestyle trends and housing typologies in emerging multicultural cities (2017)
Journal Article
Salama, A. M., Wiedmann, F., & Ibrahim, H. G. (2017). Lifestyle trends and housing typologies in emerging multicultural cities. Journal of Architecture and Urbanism, 41(4), 316-327. https://doi.org/10.3846/20297955.2017.1415773

© 2017 Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) Press. The introduction of new housing typologies in emerging cities is rooted in dynamics including infrastructural investments, urban growth rates and new development policies. In accommodating n... Read More about Lifestyle trends and housing typologies in emerging multicultural cities.

The everyday urban environment of migrant labourers in Gulf Cities: the case of the old centre of Doha, Qatar (2017)
Journal Article
Salama, A. M., Azzali, S., & Wiedmann, F. (2017). The everyday urban environment of migrant labourers in Gulf Cities: the case of the old centre of Doha, Qatar. City, Territory and Architecture, 4(1), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40410-017-0061-5

© 2017, The Author(s). 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 cen... Read More about The everyday urban environment of migrant labourers in Gulf Cities: the case of the old centre of Doha, Qatar.

Perceiving urban liveability in an emerging migrant city (2016)
Journal Article
Salama, A. M., & Wiedmann, F. (2016). Perceiving urban liveability in an emerging migrant city. Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning, 169(6), 268-278. https://doi.org/10.1680/jurdp.15.00034

© 2016, ICE Publishing. All rights reserved. Gulf cities have witnessed rapid urban growth where new migrant communities from various cultural backgrounds have been evolving over the last two decades. This paper explores perceptions of liveable urban... Read More about Perceiving urban liveability in an emerging migrant city.

A chronological exploration of the evolution of housing typologies in Gulf cities (2016)
Journal Article
Remali, A. M., Salama, A. M., Wiedmann, F., & Ibrahim, H. G. (2016). A chronological exploration of the evolution of housing typologies in Gulf cities. City, Territory and Architecture, 3(1), Article 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40410-016-0043-z

© 2016, The Author(s). 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 significa... Read More about A chronological exploration of the evolution of housing typologies in Gulf cities.

Residential High-Rise Clusters as a Contemporary Planning Challenge in Manama (2015)
Journal Article
Wiedmann, F. (2015). Residential High-Rise Clusters as a Contemporary Planning Challenge in Manama. Gremium, 2(4), 9-20. https://doi.org/10.56039/rgn04a03

This paper analyzes the different roots of current residential high-rise clusters emerging in new city districts along the coast of Bahrain’s capital city Manama, and the resulting urban planning and design challenges. Since the local real-estate mar... Read More about Residential High-Rise Clusters as a Contemporary Planning Challenge in Manama.

From pre-oil settlement to post-oil hub: The urban transformation of doha (2013)
Journal Article
Wiedmann, F., & Salama, A. M. (2013). From pre-oil settlement to post-oil hub: The urban transformation of doha. Archnet-IJAR, 7(2), 146-159

Since oil production commenced in the middle of the 20th century Qatar's capital Doha witnessed a rapid urbanisation period. Today, new development strategies, which have been implemented to diversify Qatar's economy, have led to a new urban transfor... Read More about From pre-oil settlement to post-oil hub: The urban transformation of doha.

Urban reconfiguration and revitalisation: Public mega projects in Doha's historic centre (2013)
Journal Article
Wiedmann, F., Mirincheva, V., & Salama, A. M. (2013). Urban reconfiguration and revitalisation: Public mega projects in Doha's historic centre. Open House International, 38(4), 27-36

This paper aims to offers an assessment of the current transformation process of Doha's historic centre, which has become a major focus of public development strategies. While the historic centre was neglected during most of the second half of the 20... Read More about Urban reconfiguration and revitalisation: Public mega projects in Doha's historic centre.

The spatial development potentials of business districts in Doha: The case of the West Bay (2013)
Journal Article
Mirincheva, V., Wiedmann, F., & Salama, A. M. (2013). The spatial development potentials of business districts in Doha: The case of the West Bay. Open House International, 38(4), 16-26

Recent efforts to formulate strategies that will turn Qatar's capital city into a global hub have given rise to a debate about the morphological and functional composition of one of Doha's most prominent areas - West Bay. At the end of the 20th centu... Read More about The spatial development potentials of business districts in Doha: The case of the West Bay.