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Kuwait Urban App: The Application of Knowledge-Based Urban Development in Kuwait

Kuwait Urban App: The Application of Knowledge-Based Urban Development in Kuwait

Robert H. Gurney III, Anas Alomaim, Jawaher Al-Bader
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781522537342|ISBN10: 1522537341|EISBN13: 9781522537359
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3734-2.ch010
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Gurney III, Robert H., et al. "Kuwait Urban App: The Application of Knowledge-Based Urban Development in Kuwait." Knowledge-Based Urban Development in the Middle East, edited by Ali A. Alraouf, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 186-203. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3734-2.ch010

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Gurney III, R. H., Alomaim, A., & Al-Bader, J. (2018). Kuwait Urban App: The Application of Knowledge-Based Urban Development in Kuwait. In A. Alraouf (Ed.), Knowledge-Based Urban Development in the Middle East (pp. 186-203). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3734-2.ch010

Chicago

Gurney III, Robert H., Anas Alomaim, and Jawaher Al-Bader. "Kuwait Urban App: The Application of Knowledge-Based Urban Development in Kuwait." In Knowledge-Based Urban Development in the Middle East, edited by Ali A. Alraouf, 186-203. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3734-2.ch010

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Abstract

Through an investigation of social media and contemporary smart phone applications, the urban landscape of Kuwait is analyzed to propose a method for knowledge-based urban development (KBUD). Historically speaking, urban planning and design have been dominated by a formalized methodology that seeks to reinforce existing power structures. The promise of KBUD is a more balanced approach towards development, considering economic, social, environmental, and cultural factors. The chapter suggests an up-to-date method of research that consists of three overlapping stages, starting with collecting big data through cellphone software applications, followed by a set of interviews with several entities and ending with a method of behavioral mapping and space syntax. This cross-referenced research process encapsulates the multifaceted approach of KBUD that would produce a complex adaptive system and an underlying framework to help understand the non-linear interactions between the local populations in Kuwait.

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