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.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/4276 |
| Date | 30 October 2006 |
| Creators | Al Zaabi, Azza Hasan |
| Contributors | Miranda, Valerian |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Thesis, text |
| Format | 5867468 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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