Professor Adel S. Aldosary
Dean, College of Environmental Design

Selected Publications

   
1. Aldosary, Adel S., “A Balanced Labor Force Distribution Forecast for Saudi Arabia in 2000 AD”. A paper presented to The 5th Annual Symposium on the Applications of Planning Theory; The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA., Friday, April 22, 1991.

2. Aldosary, Adel S., “Towards the Reduction of Foreign Workers in Saudi Arabia”; UMI Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 1991.

3. Aldosary, Adel S., Towards a Balanced Labor Force Distribution for Saudi Arabia. An interdisciplinary paper submitted and accepted by UTEP: The University of Michigan, USA. November 1988.

4. Aldosary, Adel S., “The Education and Training system in Saudi Arabia. An overview”. Submitted to School of social work: Policy Development and Enactment Seminar in the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA., December 16, 1987.

5. Aldosary, Adel S. & Alsubhi, Suhail, An Introduction to GIS and its Uses in Demographic Studies; Journal of the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies, vol. 19, No. 75, October, 1994, Kuwait University, Kuwait.

6. Aldosary, Adel S., “The Corelation Between, Final Grade Score, the attendance and the homework in the performance of CED Students”, European Journal of Engineering Education, Vol.20, No.4, 1995.

7. Aldosary, Adel S. & Zaheer, Sayed A., "Predicting the Number of Traffic Accidents in Saudi Arabia: An Analysis:, A paper accepted for presentation in  the 32nd Annual Midwest Business Administration Association Meeting, March 13-15, 1996, Chicago, Illinois, USA and published in the Journal of Proceedings of the Society for the Advancement of Information Systems, (SAIS).

8. Aldosary, Adel S. & Assaf, Sadi A., "The Effect of Saudi National Development Plans on Students Enrollment in Construction Oriented Programs in Saudi Arabia". A paper accepted for presentation, and published in the refereed transactions of the roceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Organization and Management of Construction: CIB W65 Symposium, 28 August - 3 September, 1996, Glasgow, U.K. Vol.II.

9. Aldosary, Adel S. & Assaf, Sadi A., “Analysis of Factors Influencing the Selection of College Majors by Newly Admitted Students", Higher Education Policy, Vol. 9, No. 3, 1996.

10. Aldosary, Adel S. & Zaheer, Sayed A., "An Application Mechanism for A GIS Based Maintenance System: The Case of KFUPM", Computers Environment & Urban Systems, Vol. 20, No. 6, 1997.

11. Aldosary, Adel S., "Students Academic Satisfaction: The Case of CED at KFUPM", King Abdulaziz University Journal of Engineering Sciences; Vol.11, No.1, 1999.

12. Aldosary, Adel S. & Garba, Shaibu B., "Inter organizational Coordination (IOC) and Manpower Planning in Saudi Arabia: the case of the Education & Training System (ETS) Implementation Policy". International Journal of Management.
Vol.15, No.2, 1998. (June 1998) ( Full Length Article).

12A. Aldosary, Adel S. & Garba, Shaibu B., "Inter organizational Coordination (IOC) and Manpower Planning in Saudi Arabia: the case of the Education & Training System (ETS) Implementation Policy". Human Resource Planning, Vol. 20. No. 1, pp. 10-12 (Current Practice) Feb. 1997.

13. Aldosary, Adel S.” Higher Education And The Labor Market: A Future  Outlook and Realistic Expectations”, Symposium on Higher Education In Saudi Arabia: Future Visions, Journal of Proceedings Vol.4, PP. 957-966, February, 22-25,1998, Ministry of Higher Education, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

14. Aldosary, Adel S., "The Saudi Labor Market Need for Construction Oriented Professionals" International Journal of Management, Vol.15, No.3, 1998.

15. Aldosary, Adel S. & Garba, Shaibu B.,"The National Perspective of Manpower Planning in Labor Importing Countries: A Case Study", International Journal of Management, Vol.15, No.4, 1998.

16. Aldosary, Adel S. & Abdulhaleem, Sayed, "Industrial Development in A Labor Importing Country - A Forecasting Model for Saudi Arabian Industries “, International Journal of Management, Vol.16, No.1, 1999.

17. Aldosary, Adel S. & Raziuddin, Mohammed, “A Health Manpower Projection Model the Case of Ministry of Health Hospitals in Saudi Arabia", International Journal of Management, Vol. 16, No.3, 1999.

18. Aldosary, Adel S. "A Forecasting Methodology for Academic Manpower Requirements in A Small Sized Technical University With An Application To King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)". Higher Education Policy, Vol. 12, No. 1, 1999.

19. Aldosary, Adel S. & Garba, Shaibu B., "Evaluation as A Tool for Development Direction Decision Making: A Case Study of the Khobar Corniche, Saudi Arabia", International Journal of Management, Vol. 17, No. 3, 2000.

20. Aldosary, Adel S. & Garba, Shaibu B.,” An Analysis of factors contributing to College Students Drop Out in A Medium Sized technical University, the Case of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Higher Education Policy, Vol. 12, No. 4, 1999.

21. Aldosary, Adel S., "A Socio-Economic Model for Manpower Forecasting: An Application in the Saudi Labor Market", International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management, Vol.6, No. 1, March 2000.

22. Aldosary, Adel S. & Al-Harbi, Kamal M., “The Process of Nationalizing Companies: A General Model Based on The Saudi Arabian Experience”, International Journal of Management, Vol. 18, No.1, 2001.

23. Aldosary, Adel S. and Raziuddin, Mohammad, “Assessment of the Summer Program at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia: Directions for Improvement”. Higher Education Policy, Vol. 14, No.3, pp. 259-267, 2001.

24. Aldosary, Adel S., “Testing The Planned City Approach: An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Infrastructure Planning Standards in a Saudi Arabian City”. International Journal of Management, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2002.

25. Aldosary, Adel S., “Towards the development of an integrated infrastructure management system (IIMS)”, The First Middle East Power Distribution Forum, Institute of International Research (IIR), Dubai, May 26-28, 2002.

26. Aldosary, Adel S., “HRD or Manpower Policy? Options for government Intervention in local Labor market that depends upon Foreign Labor Force: The Saudi Arabian Perspective”. Human Resource Development International, Vol. 7, No.1, 2004.

27. Aldosary, Adel S. & Garba, Shaibu B., and Raziuddin, Mohammad, “A Mechanism for Improving service Delivery through the Accurate Delineation of Urban Boundaries”, International Journal of Management, Vol. 19, No. 4, 2002.

28. Aldosary, Adel S., “The Saudisation Crisis: Coordinating Efforts Between The Education And Training System (ETS) Output (Supply) And The Labor Market Demand”, 3rd International Human Resources Association (IHRA) Forum (MENA Chapter): Focus on Saudisation, IHRA and Institute of International Research (IIR), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, February 10-13, 2002.

29. Aldosary, Adel S., “ The Saudi Arabian Experience of Nationalizing the Labor Force in the Local Labor Market (Saudisation)”, Presented to The First Applied Symposium for National Labor force, Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kuwait City, October 20-22, 2002, Kuwait.

30. Aldosary, Adel S., “The Strategies and Mechanisms of Nationalizing the Labor Force in the Labor Market”, Presented to The Second Employment and Saudization Forum, Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry and The Saudi Management Society, Riyadh, December 29-30, 2002, Saudi Arabia.

31. Aldosary, Adel S., “Developing an Integrated Infrastructure Management System (IIMS): A Decision Support System (DSS) For Power Networks”, CED Review 2002, pp.105-112, February 2003, KFUPM Dhahran.

32. Aldosary, Adel S., “Localization of Jobs in the Saudi Labor Market (Saudization) Strategies: Implementation Mechanisms through a Multiple Track Approach”, Presented to 4th International Human Resources Association (IHRA) Forum (MENA Chapter): Focus on Saudization Jeddah, February 22-25, 2003.

33. Aldosary, Adel S., “Power Distribution Network Information Management System: The Internet Based (ArcIMS) GIS System”,, Presented to , 3rd Annual Power Transmission and Distribution Forum: May 17-20, 2003.Dubai, UAE.

34. Aldosary, Adel S., “A Unified National Strategic Training Plan for Saudi Arabia”, Presented to The Second Applied Symposium for National Labor Force, Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kuwait City, December 8-10, 2003, Kuwait.

35. Aldosary, Adel S., “Using A High Tech Approach To Power Distribution And Transmission Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)” , Presented to , The 4th Annual Power Transmission and Distribution Forum: May 16-19, 2004, Dubai, UAE.

36. Aldosary, Adel S., “Manpower Outsourcing A Double-Edged Sword”, Presented to Kuwait 1st Annual Business Process Outsourcing Conference & Exhibition, 24-25 May 2004, Kuwait.

37. Aldosary, Adel S., “The Master Planning Process: Critical Issues”, Presented to Kuwait University New Campus Master Plan: Update and Critical Issues Workshop”, Marina Hotel, Kuwait City, Kuwait, April 11th, 2005.

38. Aldosary, Adel S., “Towards an Updated Master Plan for KFUPM”, Presented to Kuwait University New Campus Master Plan: Update and Critical Issues Workshop”, Marina Hotel, Kuwait City, Kuwait, April 11th, 2005.

39. Aldosary, Adel; Munawer, Sayed, Masiur Rahman, Syed “Affordable Housing in Saudi Arabia: A Comparative Analysis”, Journal of Societal and Social Policy, Volume 4, Number 2 (August, 2005).

40. Aldosary, Adel, Syed Masiur Rahman, Mir Shahid, “An Integrated Approach to Combat Unemployment in the Local Saudi Labor Market” , Journal of Societal and Social Policy, Volume 4, Number 2 (August, 2005).

41. Aldosary, Adel, Syed Masiur Rahman, “Saudization (Localization) – A critical Review”, Human Resources Development International, Vol.8, No.4, 2005.

42. Aldosary, Adel; Syed Masiur Rahman,” Controlled Free Choice Method: A Proposed New Undergraduate Major Selection Policy at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)”, Higher Education Policy, Vol.19, No.1, 2006.

43. Aldosary, Adel S., “KFUPM GIS Based Digital Master Plan, (Phase II, August 2005)”, Medina Forum, American University in Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE, November 16th, 2005.

44. Aldosary, Adel, Syed Masiur Rahman, and Yusuf Adedoyin Aina, “A Communicative Planning Approach to Combat Graduate Unemployment in Saudi Arabia”, Human Resource Development International, Vol. 9, No.3, 2006.

45. Aldosary, Adel S.,” Saudi Workers Security or Insecurity? The Government Response & Policies to the Uncertain Future of Unemployment”, Asian Journal of Social Policy, Volume 3, Number 1 (June, 2007).

46. Aldosary, Adel S.,” Infrastructure Planning The High-Tech Way - The King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals GIS- Based Digital Master Plan”, 6th Annual Power Transmission & Distribution Forum, IIR, May 27-30, 2006, Dubai, UAE.

47. Aldosary, Adel, and Shahid, Mohammad M., “Principles for the Rejuvenation of an Islamic City in the Modern Context: The Case of Medina of Tunis,”, CriSSMA Working Paper No.12 , Research Centre on the Southern Systems and Wider
Mediterranean (CriSSMA), Faculty of Political Science, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy, December, 2006.

48. Assaf, Sadi; Aldosary, Adel; and Aldakhil, Ali; “The Effectiveness of Organization Structure of Construction Firms in Saudi Arabia”, International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital. Volume 6, No. 4, 2009.

49. Aldosary, Adel S., Khan, Fairoz, “A GIS Based Assessment of Urban Sprawl in Al-Khobar”, the International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustained Development. Vol.1, No.3, 2010.

50. Aldosary, Adel, Syed Masiur Rahman; The role of the private sector towards Saudisation (localisation), The International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustained Development. Vol.1, No.2, 2009.

51. Aldosary, Adel. S.; Nahiduzzaman, Kh. Md; “A futuristic discourse of higher education system linkages with the labour markets in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”; Int. J. Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 1, No. 4, 2010.

52. Aldosary, Adel. S.; Nahiduzzaman, Kh. Md.; “Assessing Adequacy of Leisure and Recreation Facilities in KFUPM Campus. A Futuristic Need-Gap Perspective”; International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management (JABIM); Vol. 2, No. 1, 2011.

53. M. Cetin; Adel S. Aldosary; S. Doyduk; B. Celebioglu; "Catrography of Major Urban Settlements of Saudi Arabian Peninsula between 18th-20th Centuries"; International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 2; 2011, pages (87-92).

54. Shaik Abdul Khader Jeelani, J.Karthikeyan, Adel S. Aldosary “Performance Evaluation of Design-Build (D-B) Projects with and Without Agency Construction Management”, International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET), Vol. 3, Issue 2, July - December 2012, pp. 265-278.

55. Shaik Abdul Khader Jeelani, Adel S. Al-Dosary, J.Karthikeyan, “Empirical Evaluation of Performance of Construction Management At-Risk (CM at -Risk) Project Delivery System With and Without Agency-CM”, International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology (IJEAT) ISSN: 2249 – 8958, Volume-2, Issue-2, December 2012. 56. Flood induced vulnerability in strategic plan making process of Riyadh city. Habitat International, Volume 49, October 2015, Pages 375-385, DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2015.05.034
 
57. Rahman, M. T., Aldosary, A., Nahiduzzaman, K. M., “Creating and Mapping Flash Flood Social and Physical Vulnerability Index of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia”,. Presented at the European Geosciences Union (EGU), April 27-May 2, 2014, Vienna, Austria.
 
58. Flood Induced Vulnerability in Strategic Plan Making Process – A Retrospective Review; Presented at the Western Regional Science Association’s (WRSA) 54th Annual Meeting, February 15-18, 2015, Tucson, USA
 
59. Hadidi LA, AlDosary AS, Al-Matar AK, Mudallah OA, An optimization model to improve gas emission mitigation in oil refineries, Journal of Cleaner Production (2016), doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.01.033.
 
60. Khaled J Assi, MSc; Kh Md Nahiduzzaman, Ph.D; Nedal T Ratrout, PhD; Adel S Aldosary, PhD, "Evaluating logistic regression and MLP neural networks to explain the mode choice behavior of Saudi high school goers", submitted to Journal of Transport Geography, 2016.
 
61. An Assessment of the Vulnerability of Flash Flooding in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Submitted to the Journal of Hydrology. Submitted (Under Review)
 
62. Nahiduzzaman, K. M., Aldosary, A., Rahman, M. T. Flood induced Vulnerability in Strategic Plan Making Process of Riyadh City. Habitat International, Volume 49, October 2015, Pages 375-385, DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2015.05.034.
 
63. Rahman, M. T., Aldosary, A., Nahiduzzaman, K. M., Reza, I. Vulnerability of Flash Flooding in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Natural Hazards, 2016 (Under Review).

64. Laith A. Hadidi, Adel S. AlDosary, Ali K. Al-Matar, d, Omar A. Mudallaha, ‘An optimization model to improve gas emission mitigation in oil refineries’, Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 118, 1 April 2016, Pages 29–36.

65. Ishak Mohammed, Khondokar Md. Nahiduzzaman & Adel S. Aldosary,'Pro-poor Urban Housing Provision in Ghana: Implementation Challenges and Prospects', Open House International, Vol.42 No.04, 2017

66. Aldosary, Adel. S., Nahiduzzaman, Kh. Md.; ‘E-commerce induced shift? A framework analysis of the spatial structure of a city’, Journal of Urban Affairs (under review)

67. Aldosary, Adel. S., Nahiduzzaman, Kh. Md., ‘A Retrospection Of The Implementation Challenges And Prospects Of Affordable Housing Provision Efforts In Ghana’, Habitat International, (under review).

68. Aldosary, Adel. S., Nahiduzzaman, Kh. Md., ‘A Retrospection of The Implementation Challenges And Prospects of Affordable Housing Provision Efforts In Ghana’, Habitat
International, (under review).
 
69. Muhammad Tauhidur Rahman, Adel S. Aldosary, Md. Golam Mortoja., ‘Modeling Future Land Cover Changes and their Effects on the Land Surface Temperatures in Eastern
Coastal City of Dammam, Saudi Arabia’, Land 2017, 6(2), 29 May 2017

70. Kh Md Nahiduzzaman, Adel S Aldosary, A A Abdallah, M Asif, A M Kua, H W, Alqadhib, ‘Households Energy Conservation in Saudi Arabia: Lessons Learnt from Change-Agents Driven Interventions Program’, Journal of Cleaner Production, March 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.052