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Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 12(4), pp. 2503 - 2518
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2024.120401
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Investigating Collaboration Among Stakeholders Within Urban Renewal Projects
Balqees Akram Mohd Akram 1,*, Islam Hamdi Elghonaimy 1, Dalia H. Eldardiry 2
1 University of Bahrain, College of Engineering, Department of Architecture and Interior Design, Bahrain
2 Department of Interior Design, College of Design, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
ABSTRACT
In Bahrain, renewing urban projects is a common practice. Unfortunately, some projects miss the proper collaborative practice from stakeholders. Therefore, the researchers of this study found such a problem is valid for studying in order to improve the professional practice for renewing urban projects, and decided that this study would examine the importance of a collaborative stakeholder approach and its significance in professional practice. With this approach, architects may communicate their job in a manner that helps others unfamiliar with the field understand the significance of their difficult choices and their work. Moreover, this research elaborates on the importance of stakeholder collaboration with sustainable urban development projects. Furthermore, it includes the sectional inclusion of architectural ethics in the scope of professional activity, as guided by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in this branch, which is essential to inspire this method of stakeholder approach. AIA standards for equitable communities emphasize on the importance of stakeholder collaboration, participation, and focus group identification. The study showed that Bahrain's urban planning authority also provides guidelines and stakeholder importance in urban projects but the appropriate implementation is needed. This study operated the case study method and performed a case study on two sites of Manama urban planning for expanding high-rise buildings. The research used semi-structured interviews to collect experts' views on the current situation. The sample was selected with a non-probability sampling technique using a snowballing sampling technique. The case study, though it dealt with varying urban planning and management contexts, shared significant similarities, most notably, the degree to which stakeholders collaborated differed depending on the nature of the actors involved, the setting, and the stage of the planning process. Although the results were based on a limited sample of projects, they provide insights on the problem, causes, and procedures that might aid in shifting from informative consultative practices to collaborative governance models in urban planning.
KEYWORDS
Engineering Practice, Stakeholder Conflicts, Engineering, Management
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Balqees Akram Mohd Akram , Islam Hamdi Elghonaimy , Dalia H. Eldardiry , "Investigating Collaboration Among Stakeholders Within Urban Renewal Projects," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 2503 - 2518, 2024. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2024.120401.
(b). APA Format:
Balqees Akram Mohd Akram , Islam Hamdi Elghonaimy , Dalia H. Eldardiry (2024). Investigating Collaboration Among Stakeholders Within Urban Renewal Projects. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 12(4), 2503 - 2518. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2024.120401.