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From Barriers to Connections Community Severance and Urban Connectivity in Dubai's Deira Districts: A Network Approach to Measuring, Mapping, and Reducing the Barrier Effect of Major Roads

Sara Humaid AlJarwan
Emirati Journal of Civil Engineering and Applications

Major roads connect a city at one scale and divide it at another. The barrier effect of transport infrastructure on local movement, known as community severance, has been recognized since Appleyard and Lintell's San Francisco…

Vol. 4, Issue 2 · pp. 48–67 · 2026
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Digital Government Communication on X and Its Relationship to Public Awareness of Services for People of Determination in the United Arab Emirates: A Comparative Analytical Study and Proposed Measurement Framework

Saeed Hadeed Almahri
International Journal of Automation and Digital Transformation

تتناول هذه الدراسة العلاقة بين الاتصال الحكومي الرقمي عبر منصة إكس (X) والوعي المجتمعي بالخدمات المقدمة لأصحاب الهمم في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، من منظور يجمع بين الحقوق الرقمية للأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة، وعلوم الاتصال الحكومي،…

Vol. 5, Issue 2 · pp. 26–42 · 2026
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Everyday Environmentalism in a High-Density Migrant Neighbourhood: Social Norms, Place Attachment and the Spatial Structure of Pro-Environmental Behaviour in Hor Al Anz, Dubai

Omar Ibrahim AlBastaki
Emirati Journal of Civil Engineering and Applications

Hor Al Anz, a densely populated residential district in Deira, Dubai, is home to a predominantly South Asian, Arab, and African working population. This neighborhood, spanning roughly four square kilometers, experiences densities approaching ten thousand…

Vol. 4, Issue 2 · pp. 25–47 · 2026
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Embedding Sustainability in Urban Road and Bridge Infrastructure: A Standards-Anchored Maturity Assessment of Dubai's Development Programme

Hamad Ali Al Shehhi
Emirati Journal of Civil Engineering and Applications

Embodied carbon within a city’s infrastructure resides predominantly within road and bridge assets but sustainability assessment of urban transport authorities typically focuses upon the sustainability of fleets and operations rather than the sustainability of their…

Vol. 4, Issue 2 · pp. 4–24 · 2026
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From Static Logistics to Dynamic Ecosystems: Evaluating the Emergence of an Event Mobility Governance Framework in Dubai's Mega-Event Sector

Hussain Al Banna
International Journal of Automation and Digital Transformation

Mega-events compress months of ordinary travel demand into days, and they do so on top of a city that must keep working. This white paper examines how Dubai has moved from event-specific, largely reactive transport…

Vol. 5, Issue 2 · pp. 4–25 · 2026
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Agentic Artificial Intelligence, New Media, and the Future of Family and Social Cohesion: A Human-Centered Perspective

Noora Alshamsi
International Dialogue of Civilization and Tolerance Conference 2026

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved from a specialized research field into a pervasive component of daily life. Through digital assistants, recommendation systems, content generation tools, and emerging Agentic AI systems, AI increasingly influences communication,…

2026
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The Impact of New Media and Artificial Intelligence on Family And Community

Abdullah Bin Mohammed
International Dialogue of Civilization and Tolerance Conference 2026

Artificial intelligence and new media are reshaping the human relationship to knowledge, communication, and identity in ways that exceed any prior technological transition, constituting a civilizational shift rather than a passing technical development. This paper…

2026
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