Demonstration and analysis of tangible heritage management strategy using geographical information systems for the city of Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates

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dc.contributor.advisor Miranda, Valerian en_US
dc.creator Al Zaabi, Azza Hasan, 1978- en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2006-10-30T23:28:02Z
dc.date.available 2006-10-30T23:28:02Z
dc.date.created 2006-08 en_US
dc.date.issued 2006-10-30T23:28:02Z
dc.identifier.uri http://handle.tamu.edu/1969.1/4276
dc.description.abstract The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is focusing on towards two paradoxical directions especially after the oil-boom. The first is the contemporary architectural development, while the second is the conservation of traditional dwellings and historical sites in the country. It is obvious that the management and planning towards the first direction are fully integrated and highly précised to be implemented efficiently, thus, unveiling a new façade of contemporary lifestyle to the world. But the second direction is lacking good strategic efforts for conservation, preservation methods and tourism promotion, especially among different authorities that are in charge of either management or implementation of conservation techniques. Therefore, the country started looking for solutions that initiate the right management strategy to be followed and improve the use and promotion of tangible heritage. In this research, I am taking the case of the city of Al-Ain since it has started taking the path and has established an agreement with UNESCO. Geographical Information Systems is used in this research as a tool to implement the major objectives and solutions for issues discussed in the agreement. In this research, the main issues that were discussed in the agreement were segregated and studied separately in terms of geographic extent, then, spatially represented on the map. Furthermore, they were analyzed using the different techniques in the Geographical Information Systems software ArcGIS to demonstrate each issue and problem and study its expected results. It was clear from this research that these issues were clearly presented using the software and will aid in the decision making process, especially for stakeholders and different entities in the city of Al Ain. en_US
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dc.format.medium electronic en_US
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dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Texas A&M University en_US
dc.subject Tangible Heritage en_US
dc.subject GIS en_US
dc.title Demonstration and analysis of tangible heritage management strategy using geographical information systems for the city of Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates en_US
thesis.degree.department Architecture en_US
thesis.degree.discipline Architecture en_US
thesis.degree.grantor Texas A&M University en_US
thesis.degree.name M. S. en_US
thesis.degree.level Masters en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Jamal, Tazim en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Velasco, Vasquez de, Guillermo en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Wunneburger, Doulgas en_US
dc.type.genre Electronic Thesis en_US
dc.type.material text en_US
dc.format.digitalOrigin born digital en_US

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