A total
of 24 papers were submitted for consideration for the 'best
paper prizes'. Of this GCC authors accounting for about 50%,
many of which compete well with papers by international participants
in terms of quality.
The prize for the Best International
Paper (open to all participants) sponsored by His Highness
has been awarded to Dr Narushige Shiode
and Mr Paul Torrens
for an innovative paper on modelling urban growth and urban
dynamics in real and virtual environments.
The Royal Institution of Chartered
Surveyors Research Foundation prize for the best paper
from the GCC countries has been awarded to Dr
Souhail El Masri for his excellent paper
on intelligent urban initiatives and prospects in Bahrain.
A new prize is offered by
the Institute of Urban and Regional Planning and Design at the
American University of Sharjah
this year for papers on urban planning research and practice
dealing with subjects relevant to Sharjah, the UAE, the GCC
countries or the Arab World. It has been awarded to
Dr Ahmed Abdalla Abdel-Ghany
and Dr
Zohair Hasan Zahid for their paper on identifying
urban development priorities in Saudi Arabia.
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Best Paper Award Criteria in Order of Importance:
