Land-allocation and clan-formation in modern residential developments in Oman

Heim, Bernhard; Joosten, Marc; Richthofen, Aurel von; Rupp, Florian

doi:10.1186/s40410-018-0084-6

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“…Despite the dominant mono-functional character of the new residential neighborhoods in Muscat, the areas where we carried out the surveys (delimited by a 400 m radius around the mosque) concentrated a small cluster of commerce and services. Previous research [74] revealed that walking to prayers is the most common active mobility activity performed by residents of Muscat. Additionally, it is prescribed by law to allocate a small number of shops and services such as a tailor, grocery, coffee shop, and so forth to cover the daily needs of residents and to help to sustain the mosque economically.…”

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Sustainable Transportation and Policy Development: A Study for Impact Analysis of Mobility Patterns and Neighborhood Assessment of Walking Behavior

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Since rapid growth and car-oriented patterns became a global threat and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) levels are advancing, strategies to redesign the built environment into healthier spaces have gained importance. Walkability plays a central role in this context. However, the literature is dominated by studies from western industrialized countries. In this paper, we employed structural equational modeling to analyze perceptual data collected from different neighborhoods of Muscat. We compared the responses regarding environmental attributes to the frequency of walking for transport. We found that land use mix combined with low residential density are the factors that have the highest impact on pedestrian activity. Conversely, the estimates of the pedestrian infrastructure were surprisingly low, suggesting that, in car dominant societies, walking perceptions are affected by drivers’ perspectives.

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“…Royal Decree 81/84-the Government Land Entitlement System effective since 1984 stated that all Omani male citizens could apply for and receive free 600 sqm housing plots at the age of 23. The plots were randomly allocated, which demographically intertwined neighborhoods of Muscat (Heim et al 2018). These plots were also regulated by building laws that mainly allowed for single-family detached houses known as Villas.…”

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Co-designing the pedestrian revolution in Muscat

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Balushi

2020

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Rapid growth coupled with the prevailing land allocation system in Oman led to a shift from compact dwellings typologies to detached single-family houses, arranged in monofunctional zoning systems that exclusively rely on cars. Due to the sprawled transformation, authorities are unable to provide new neighborhoods with basic infrastructure and attractive open spaces. Consequently, the level of non-communicable diseases is increasing, making urban regeneration programs promoting active lifestyles in built environments a matter of public health. In our research we explore participative-planning strategies to enhance pedestrian activity within existing neighborhoods and regenerate public spaces. We conducted a quantitative survey using a standard walkability scale and physical maps to identify barriers to pedestrian activity. Subsequently, we employed the data to frame culturally sensitive co-creation workshops, gaining in-depth knowledge to guide future redesign proposals. We found that mosques are walking magnets yet engender contrasting views with regard to walkability; finding solutions to the spatial problems could develop them into walkable cores. We also observed that residents were aware of health problems caused by lack of physical activity and how that links with the built environment they inhabit. They were eager to discuss solutions, including alternative governance models, as long as the process was short and produced immediate small interventions with high-level impact on their surroundings. We employed a fine-grained combination of methods to address site-specific challenges. Its quantitative data allows the insertion in a broader discourse and the linkage to a large body of research in walkability. Co-creation workshops, especially city games, proved to be a powerful tool to initiate dialogue on complex spatial negotiation, even in societies where participatory approaches do not have a well-established tradition.

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“…After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the clan system disintegrated, and the changes in prosperous clans resulted in groundbreaking transformations in the spatial patterns of villages [22]. Courtyard houses are the direct venue for clan activities, and as the most common rural spatial system component closest to people's daily lives, the distribution of the courtyard house is a mapping of the aggregation and differentiation of blood ties [23], with the distribution of social relations such as kinship ties being transformed into a visible space in the rural layout through the distribution of the courtyard house structures. Since ancient times, Henan has existed in the hinterland of the Central Plains and is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, with a long history and cultural heritage and strong clan characteristics that shape the spatial layout of traditional villages in a manner that is compatible with the north and south.…”

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A Study on the Spatial Pattern of Traditional Villages from the Perspective of Courtyard House Distribution

2023

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As clan and blood relations are the essential core of rural social attributes, the rise and fall of the main family names in a village not only affects the spatial arrangement of their internal courtyard houses but also influences the overall spatial pattern of the village. Taking Pei Cheng Village as an example, in this study, quantitative analyses, such as those entailing standard deviation ellipse, kernel density, and space syntax, are incorporated to investigate the changes in rural family names’ courtyard houses and the historical context for these changes to reveal the influence of the evolution of courtyard house distribution under a given social structure on the overall spatial structure of the countryside at the micro- and meso-scales. The results in this study show that there is strong aggregation and bonding associated with the main family surname in a village and that such surnames have an important correlation with the village centre and spatial structure formation. Notably, the distribution of the surname-bearing clan courtyard houses has a certain degree of consistency with the spatial pattern of the village, with the main space corresponding to the main family surname, the secondary space corresponding to the secondary family, and the underdeveloped space corresponding to mixed family surnames. On this basis, the spatial system grading of Pei Cheng Village is summarized, providing a fundamental basis for future planning of Pei Cheng Village facilities and other aspects of planning, such as the selection of locations.

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Land-allocation and clan-formation in modern residential developments in Oman

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

Sustainable Transportation and Policy Development: A Study for Impact Analysis of Mobility Patterns and Neighborhood Assessment of Walking Behavior

Sustainable Transportation and Policy Development: A Study for Impact Analysis of Mobility Patterns and Neighborhood Assessment of Walking Behavior

Co-designing the pedestrian revolution in Muscat

A Study on the Spatial Pattern of Traditional Villages from the Perspective of Courtyard House Distribution

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