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Best
Paper Award
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As part
of our continuous efforts to enhance the quality of papers
at the Sharjah Urban Planning Symposium and contribution
to the broader discipline of urban planning the organisers
are pleased to announce the creation of Sheikh Dr Sultan
Bin Mohamed Al Qassimi International Prize for the best
paper in urban planning to the value of $5,000.
We are
also pleased to announce the continuation of the RICS Foundation
prize in the GCC author category to the value of 7,500 UAE
Dirhams.
This
year, the SUPS 5 Best Paper Committee has had a difficult
task in deciding between papers of outstanding quality in
the International category covering several different areas
of research. We would like to commend:
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Mr
Baris Der-Petrossian, UN Consultant, Vienna, for
his excellent review paper on the Impact of Urban Functions
on the Natural Resources
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Mr
Gheorghe Multescu, Research Scholar, South Bank
University, London, for his original contribution to the
field of Institutional Development & Capacity Building
through Participatory Planning Processes
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Professor
Stanley McGreal, Ulster University, Belfast, for
his outstanding paper on the role of Real Estate in Urban
Development and Regeneration Strategies
Best
paper award criteria in order of importance:
1)
Contribution to Knowledge
Papers should provide an original contribution to knowledge
in one or more of the following:
Conceptual
and theoretical development
Empirical findings
Policy development
2)
Originality
Papers should be an original work by the author/s that are
submitted to the SUPS5 meeting in Sharjah, 7-9 April 2002.
Any paper submitted for consideration of Best Paper
Award should not have been published, submitted for publication,
or presented anywhere else prior to SUPS5
3)
Quality of Debate
Papers should have a very high quality of debate in terms
of the following:
Understanding
of topic
Critical analysis of concepts, theories and findings
Consistency and coherency of debate
4)
Methodology
Papers should have a strong methodological grounding both
in terms of conceptual framework and fieldwork activity
(if relevant)
5)
Depth of Research
Papers should be well researched in terms of existing literature
with sufficient referencing of all sources used
6)
Relevance to the Theme
Papers must be relevant to the announced themes of the symposium
7)
Succinctness
Papers should be succinct in their discussion of ideas and
presentation of their findings
8)
Structure and Presentation
Papers should be well structured and presented in terms of
logical sequence of sections and use of tables and figures
(if relevant)
Best
Paper Award Committee:
Dr
Ramin Keivani
Chairman of Best Paper Award Committee
Faculty of the Built Environment
South Bank University, London, UK
H
E Eng Obaid Saif Al-Tunaiji
Director General
Sharjah Directorate of Town Planning & Survey
Dr
Angus McIntosh
Partner & Head of Research
King Sturge, London, UK
Dr
Amer Moustafa
Associate Professor
School of Architecture and Design
American University of Sharjah
Dr
Seow-Eng Ong
Associate Professor & Director of Research
Centre for Real Estate Studies, Department of Real Estate
National University of Singapore
Dr
Ahmed Salah Ouf
Professor of Urban Design
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering
Cairo University, Egypt
Dr
Ali Parsa
Reader in Planning & Director of Property Research
Faculty of the Built Environment
South Bank University, London, UK
Dr
Vincent Renard
CNRS-ADEF
Ecole Polytechnique Paris, France
Dr
Bassem Younes
Associate Professor
College of Engineering
University of Sharjah
Important
note:
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