Dr. Habib Mahdi Alshuwaikhat
Professor of Urban Sustainability | City & Regional Planning Department

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability Research

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Current Projects on Campus Sustainability in Saudi Universities

Journal Papers:

H.M. Alshuwaikhat and I. Abubakar. An integrated approach to achieving campus sustainability: Assessment of the current campus environmental management practices Reference: JCLP1732 Journal title: Journal of Cleaner Production

To view paper online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.12.002

H.M. Alshuwaikhat and I. Abubakar, Towards a sustainable urban environmental management approach (SUEMA), incorporating environmental management with strategic environmental assessment, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 50 (2) (2007), pp. 257–270.

To view Abstract: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a772871535~db=jour~order=page

Conference Papers:

Habib Alshuwaikhat. Implementation of Strategic Environmental Assessment to
Achieve Sustainable Urban Development. Bahrain Urban Development Symposium,
January 2008.
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Projects:

Social and Planning Study for Youth Problems and Needs in Yanbu Industrial City PDF

http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/crp/Yanbu/Loginpage.asp

Research

PAPERS IN REFERRED JOURNALS

Alshuwaikhat, H., "Physical Form and Cultural Aspects of the Islamic City" Review 88, Volume 4 (1988), College of Environmental Design, KFUPM, pp. 66-73

Alshuwaikhat, H., "A Dynamic Model of Urban Spatial Structure: Factors Influencing the Structure of the Arabian Gulf Cities," Journal of the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies Kuwait University, Vol. 17, No. 65, April 1992, pp.69-89.

Alshuwaikhat, H. and S. Alkhars, "Residential Relocation in a Transitional Urban Environment," Habitat International, Vol. 17, No.3 (1993), pp.137-147. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01973975

Alshuwaikhat, H. and K. Nassef, II Appropriateness of Traditional Neighborhood Concept for Planning Contemporary Neighborhood Units," GeoJournal, Vol. 31, No.4 (December 1993), pp. 393-400.

Alshuwaikhat, H. and K. Nassef, "A GIS-Based Spatial Decision support system for Suitability Assessment and Land Use Allocation," AJSE, Vol. 21, No. 4A (October 1996), pp. 525-543.

Shukri, I., Alshuwaikhat, H., and S. Garba, "City Size Distribution in the Saudi Arabian System," International Planning studies,Vol.I, No.2, 1996, pp. 185-198.http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a777426749~db=all~order=page  

Alshuwaikhat, H. and M. Aleem, "Socioeconomic Impacts of Urban Life on south Asian Rural Expatriates Working in Saudi Arabia," Asian Studies XIV (2), 1996, pp. 1-19.

Alshuwaikhat, H. and S. Garba, "Urabnism and Crime: A Cross-National/Cross Cultural Study" Cross-Cultural Research Vol.31 (3), 1997, pp. 226-248.
http://www.sccr.org/CCR/1997.html  

Alshuwaikhat, H. "Planning the 21st Century Urban Neighborhood: Learning From Previous Neighborhood Concepts" Architecture and Planning Journal, King Saud University, Vol II, 1999, pp. 13-29.

Alshuwaikhat, H. and Danjuma Nkwenti " Developing Sustainable Cities in Arid Regions" Cities, Volume 19, No. 2, pp 85-94, 2002. PDF

Alshuwaikhat, H. and Danjuma Nkwenti " Visualization Decision making: Perspectives on Collaborative and Participative Approach to Sustainable Urban Planning and Management" Environment and Planning B - Planning and Design, Vol. 29, pp 513-531, 2002. http://www.envplan.com/abstract.cgi?id=b12818

Alshuwaikhat, H. and Danjuma Nkwenti " Collaborative Planning and Management Frameworks: Approaches to Effective Urban Governance by Adoption of Emerging Technologies" International Journal of Management, Vol. 20, No.3, pp 294-305, September 2003.

Alshuwaikhat, H. and Y. Aina "Sustainable Cities: Implementation of Strategic Environmental Assessment in Saudi Arabian Municipalities," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol. 47, No. 2, pp 303-311, March 2004. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a718998418?words=alshuwaikhat*  

Nkwenti Danjuma and Alshuwaikhat, H. "GIS, Sustainability and Emerging Theories: Towards Pragmatism and Collaboration in Redressing Urban Challenges," European Spatial Research and Policy, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp.57-69, 2004.

Alshuwaikhat, H. "Strategic environmental assessment can help solve environmental impact assessment the failures in developing countries ," Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Vol. 25, pp. 307-317, 2005. PDF

Alshuwaikhat, H. and Y. Aina "Sustainable Planning: The need for strategic environmental assessment-based municipal planning in Saudi Arabia," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), Vo. 17, No.3, pp.387-405, 2005.  http://www.worldscinet.com/cgi-bin/details.cgi?id=pii:S1464333205002092&type=html   

Alshuwaikhat, H. and Y. Aina "GIS-based urban sustainability assessment: The case of Dammam City, Saudi Arabia" Accepted and will appear in Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, Vol. 11, No. 2, April 2006. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a743780101?words=alshuwaikhat*

Alshuwaikhat, H., Y. Aina and S. Rahman "Integration of Urban Growth Management and Strategic Environmental Assessment to ensure Sustainable Urban Development" International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 1-11, 2006. http://journals.witpress.com/pages/paperinfo.asp?PaperID=207&jID=17&vn=1&in=2

Salama, A. and Alshuwaikhat, H. "A Trans-disciplinary Approach for a Comprehensive Understanding of Sustainable Affordable Housing," Global Built Environment Review (GBER), Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 35-50, 2006. http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/Faculties/FAS/gber/pdf/vol5/issue3/Article%204.pdf  

Alshuwaikhat, H. "Developing Spatial Planning Guidance for Achieving Sustainable Urban Development," Accepted and to appear in Global Built Environment Review (GBER), Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 51-66, 2006. http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/Faculties/FAS/gber/pdf/vol5/issue3/Article%205.pdf  

Alshuwaikhat, H. and I. Abubaker " Towards a Sustainable Urban Environmental Management Approach (SUEMA): Incorporating Environmental Management with Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)" Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 257-270, March 2007. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a772871535?words=alshuwaikhat*

Alshuwaikhat, H., Y. Aina and S. Rahman " The rationale for SEA to overcome inadequacy of environmental assessment in Bangladesh," The Journal of Environment and Development, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 227-246, June 2007. http://jed.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/16/2/227