Book Launch
Urban Oman – Trends and Perspectives of Urbanisation in Muscat Capital Area edited by Dr. Sonja Nebel and Aurel von Richthofen will be launched at 17:00 on Friday 16. December 2016 at Habitat Unit, TU Berlin, Germany. Moderation Prof. Dr. Philipp Misselwitz.
Conference
Richthofen, Aurel von, Veronika Deffner, and Zahra Babar. 2016. “Conference Organization: Arab Gulf Cities in Transition: Space, Politics and Society.” In . Gulf Research Centre.
Nebel, Sonja, and Aurel von Richthofen. 2014. “Conference Organization: Challenges of Urbanization in Arab Gulf Countries.” GUtech, Oman.
Coverage of the research project in the local media.
January 2014. ScitechTV on Oman TV: Modelling the Sustainable City for Oman
March 2013. Times of Oman: Gutech to hold symposium on urbanization in Oman.
January 2013. ScitechTV on Oman TV: Sustainable Neighborhoods in Oman
September 2011. Muscat Daily: Urbanisation meet stresses on energy conservation.
June 7, 2011. Oman Daily Observer: Sustainable urbanization patterns in Oman
June 6, 2011. Times of Oman: Urban migration rings alarm bells
June 6, 2011. Muscat Daily: Urbanization leading to pressure on resources: TRC
June 5, 2011. Oman Arabic: Seminar on sustainable urbanization patterns
October 31, 2010. Zawya: Joint Omani-German research workshop on sustainable settlement patterns in Oman
October 31, 2010. Oman Observer: Workshop held on sustainable settlement patterns in Oman
May 18, 2010. Khaleej Times online: 78 percent of Oman’s population lives in urban areas
April 26, 2010. Al Shabiba: Sustainable Urban Development Research Project
April 12, 2010. Oman Observer: Oman witnessed rapid urbanisation in past 40 years