ABSTRACT
This chapter investigates the impact of large-scale investments of oil and gas revenues on urbanism in Qatar's capital city Doha. It discusses the transformation of Doha into a global hub, the underlying development visions and the associated investment strategies. The chapter addresses the decentralisation of urban planning, its context, and the factors influencing various processes of decentralisation. It describes the impact of the hub vision and the decentralisation processes on urban morphology. The chapter explores holistic urban development vision by investigating various efforts exemplified by important documents that were initiated over the past two years. These include Qatar National Vision (QNV), Qatar National Development Strategy (QNDS), and the associated Qatar National Master Plan (QNMP). The chapter concludes by highlights different pathways that will determine the future of urbanism in Doha while identifying the position and role of Qatar National Master Plan within the current urban governance structure.
