期刊名称：Urban, Planning and Transport Research: An Open Access Journal
电子版ISSN：2165-0020
出版年度：2019
卷号：7
期号：1
页码：1-20
DOI：10.1080/21650020.2019.1635520
出版社：Taylor and Francis Ltd
摘要：Expatriates constitute 89% of Qatar’s total population, and are becoming
important factors in the economic dynamism by satisfying employment
sectors. The theoretical framework of this paper is based on
Gordon’s theory which distinguishes between migrants: housing
streams and employment streams. The objectives are to: 1)
Investigate housing distribution for the expatriate population based
on governmental regulations for the blue-collar, and housing preferences
for the white-collar workers and 2) Develop a recommendation
for expatriates’ housing distribution in Doha. The research tools are: 1)
Content analysis of recent census data, 2) Questionnaire survey for
white-collar workers in different sectors, and 3) Interview with real
estate experts to present insights about the expatriates housing distribution
in Doha. The paper concludes that housing streams in Doha
are dynamic, whereas employment streams are static. The governmental
approach shows that a qualitative change in the demographic
composition for Doha’s population will take place; namely, white-collar
workers would gradually replace blue-collar workers in future.
关键词：Population growth ; blue-collar and white-collar workers ; housing streams ; employment streams ; housing distribution
