Associated Professor
Urban and Regional Planning Department, University of
Dammam
P.O. Box 2397
Dammam, 31451 KSA phone: (966) 5-66-77-6060; fax: (966) 3-857-8739
Email: ahowaish@ud.edu.sa
Website: http://alhowaish.pbworks.com
Following his Ph.D in Regional Economic Development from University of
Guelph in 2007, Dr. Alhowaish is currently an associated Professor in Department of Urban and
Regional Planning, University of Dammam. Dr. Alhowaish is also the Vice-Dean of Quality and
Academic Accreditation in College of Architecture and Planning.
Dr. Alhowaish has acted as a director manager for Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs on developing the National Strategy for Municipal Services Delivery in Saudi Rural Areas. He is currently a consultant for Ministry of Economic and Planning on developing the 10 th
National
Development Plan.
Dr. Alhowaish has more than 25 scientific publication and conference papers and five funded development project. His research interest is the economics of regions, both urban and rural regions. Recently, Dr. Alhowaish received the distinguished Professor Award from University of
Dammam in October 7, 2013.
regional economic development, urban and rural economies, land economies, economic impact studies, labor market and structural change analysis, quantitative spatial analysis.
I am interested in studying the economics of regions, both urban and rural regions. One area of interest is the policy and economics of regions--particularly the causes and impacts of economic development and the effectiveness of policies in bridging the gap of development between developed and lagging behind regions.
Another area of interest is studying the economic impacts of government projects and programs in terms of job creation, money circulation and overall economic activities in regional and local economies.
A further area of interest entails the contribution of locally-based endogenous development initiatives to the economic development of rural regions. Why do some localities grow faster than others? What social and economic factor(s) explain this phenomenon? Whether government intervention beneficial? Which level (if any) of government should intervene, and how?
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Other areas of academic interest also include strategic planning, sustainable development, labor market analysis, land economy and real estate development.
I use econometric and spatial statistics techniques as tools for addressing the questions of economic convergence vs. divergence, labor market and structural changes as well as economic specialization vs. diversification of locality, in addition to more qualitative methods.
Regional Economic Development Potentials for Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia . 2012-
2013. Funded by Deanship of Scientific Research, University of Dammam.
This project proposes to identify future economic development potentials in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The study includes eleven regions ( muhafadh ). Each region will be analyzed based on four criteria of SWOT analysis in order to determine and identify the comparative advantages of localities. The finding will reveal the current and future economic potentials and investments in each region and determine the strategic methods to stimulate and develop these potentials in a sustainable manner.
Development Policies for Economic Diversification vs. Economic Specialization: The Case
of Saudi Urban economies, 1992 – 2007,” Journal of Development and Economic Policies ,
Vol. 13, No. 2 (2011) 5-26, Arab Planning Institute, Kuwait.
The purpose of this research paper is to 1) investigate the trend of diversification/specialization of Saudi urban economies during the 1992 and 2007; 2) examine whether urban economies with more diversified economic structure tended to grow faster than those with a more specialized structure; and 3) identify which economic sectors become more diversified or specialized across the Saudi urban system over the same period of analysis. The findings revealed that, given all the efforts of Saudi governments at all levels to spatially diversify the economic activities though improving the distribution of economic activities across urban places, the majority of Saudi urban places did not change their relative economic structure or their level of diversity during the period of analysis.
Local and Regional Economic Impacts of Jubail Industrial City,” Journal of Human Science
,
Issue 46, Year 8 th
2010
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the overall financial and economic impacts made by businesses in
Jubail Industrial City (JIC) to the local and regional economy of Eastern Province. To do so, this research study aimed to quantify the economic benefits derived from companies in JIC as measured by: a) the number of direct, indirect and induced jobs created by the City; b) the amount of direct, indirect and induced income expenditures created by business activity in the City; and c) the amount of revenue generated by companies in the City. Results outlined in this research study suggest that the companies in the JIC contributed substantial economic and social benefits to the local economy and the regional economy in 2009.
Assessing the Integration of e-Services in Saudi Arabian Municipalities,” The Fourth eServices Symposium in the Eastern Province, Khubar, Saudi Arabia, march 9-11, 2009
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What is the state of e-services in Saudi Arabia? This paper explores that question by looking at municipal efforts at e-services in Saudi Arabian major cities. The reason for this local focus is simple: despite the promise of instantaneous global communication and interaction, local issues and services remain central to the lives of Saudis.
Municipalities are important providers of transit, utilities, community programs and other services, and they provide the infrastructure that supports vital sectors of the Saudi economy. Development of e-services in municipal contexts can have important impacts in a wide variety of areas, ranging from traditional municipal concerns to broader areas of services, tourism and economic development. The findings show that the degree of development of e-Services in
Saudi Arabia is in its early stages of development, with the need to improve not only the municipal websites but also the municipal e-Services strategy in each city within a common framework.
ةيليلحت ةيناديم ةسارد : يدوعسلا لمعلا قوسل اهتاجرخم ةمءاومو ةيدوعسلا تاعماجلا يف يميلقلااو يرضحلا طيط ختلا ماسقأ
.م 2011 – ) 7 ( ددعلا ،يعماجلا ميلعتلا ةدوج نامضل ةيبرعلا ةلجملا ،" مامدلا ةعماجب يميلقلااو يرضحلا طيطختلا مسق يجيرخل
ىلع فرعتلا ةيغب مامدلا ةعماجب طيطختلاو ةرامعلا ةيلكب يميلقلإاو يرضحلا طيطختلا مسق يجيرخل ةيميلعت
مدختسا دقف ةساردلا فده قيقحتلو .يدوعسلا
يميلقلإاو يرضحلا طيطختلا مسق يجيرخ
لمعلا قوس تاجايتحاو ةيمنتلا تابلطتم ب
لا ةيلمعلا تاجرخم مييقت ىلإ ةساردلا تفده
يميلقلإاو يرضحلا طيطختلا مسقلا اذه تاجرخم ةمءاوم ىدم
نم ةساردلا هذه عمتجم فلأت.ةساردلا هذه ةعيبط عم مءلاتي يذلا يملعلا جهنملا هرابتعاب يفصولا جهنملا
يناديملا حسملا لمعل ،جيرخ 99 لصأ نم جيرخ 54 ردق ت ةيئاوشع ةنيع رايتخا مت دقو ،)م 2009 – 2006 ( ةيضاملا تاونس عبرلأا للاخ مامدلا ةعماجب
يدوعسلا قوسلا يف ةيفيظولا لمعلا صرف رفوت نم مغرلا ىلع نأ وه ،اهمهأ نم ،طاقنلا نم ديدعلا تانايبلا ليلحت رهظا دقلو
ةيساردلا داوملا نم ريثكلا نأو جيرخلا لمع ةعيبط عم مءلا
.
تامولعملا عمجو
تت لا يلاحلا اهعضوب يميلقلإاو يرضحلا طيطختلا مسق تاجرخم نأ لاإ مسقلا اذه يجيرخل
ةيساردلا مسقلا داوم مييقت ةداعإ ةيمهأ ةساردلا جئاتن تدكأ كلذك
.
،جيرخلا لمع لاجم يف ةمودعم داكت ةدئاف تاذ "صوصخلا هجو ىلع اهنم ةيرظنلا"
يدوعسلا لمعلا قوس تابلطتمو طيطختلا ةنهمب ةلصلا ةقيثو ةديدج ةيلمعو ةيرظن تاررقم ثادحتساو اهنم ديفملا ريغ فذحو
، " ةيقرشلا ةقطنملا يف ةيفيرلا ةيناكسلا تاعمجتلل ةيليلحت ةسارد
.
:ةينطولا ةينارمعلا ةيجيتارتسلإاو يدوعسلا يفيرلا ماظنلا
ةيدوعسلا ةيبرعلا ةكلمملا ،ةيورقلاو ةيدلبلا نوؤشلا ةرازو ، ضايرلا ـه 1431 ماعلا نيرشعلاو يداحلا ددعلا ،ءانبلا ةينقت
ةيومنت ةرفط قيقحت ىلإ يموكحلا قافنلإا ىدأ دقف .ةلئاه ةيومنت تاروطت ةيضاملا ةعبرلأا دوقعلا للاخ ةيدوعسلا ةيبرعلا ةكلمملل يناكملا زيحلا دهش
زكارملاو ندملاب ًادرطم ًايناكس ًاومن ىلإ ىدأ امم ،ةكلمملا يف ىرخلأا قطانملا باسح ىلع قطانملا ضعب يف ةيلاع تلادعمو ةعيرس ىطخبو ةريبك
قطانم نيب ةيمدخلاو ةيداصتقلاا ةطشنلأاو يناكسلا عيزوتلا يف ايميلقإ انيابت ثودح ىلإ كلذ ىدأ دقو .رجهلاو ىرقلا باسح ىلع ىربكلا ةيرضحلا
مومعلا هجو ىلع ةينطولا ةيمنتلا ططخ اهيلإ تحمط يتلا تايباجيلإا لك نم مغرلابو .ىرخأ ةهج نم ةدحاولا ةقطنملا ىرقو ندم نيبو ةهج نم ةكلمملا
ةسايس مادختسا ب )ةيفيرلاو ةيرضحلا( ةيناكسلا تاعمجتلل ةنزاوتم ةينارمع ةيمنت قيقحتب قلعتي اميف صوصخلا هجو ىلع ةينطولا ةينارمعلا ةيجيتارتسلإاو
نأ ةصاخ ةنزاوتم ةينارمع ةيمنت قيقحت نم دوشنملا فدهلا ىلإ لوصولا يف تاي دحت كانه نأ لاإ ،)ةيلحملاو ةيميلقلإاو ةينطولا( ةثلاثلا ومنلا زكارم
قطانم نيب(
ةينطولا ةيم
ةلاحك
ةنزاوتم ةينارمع ةيمنت ىلإ لوصولل ةيرضحلا ةيناكسلا تاعمجتلا ىلع اهتايجيتارتسإو اهتاسايس يف تزكر ةينطولا ةينارمعلا ةيجيتارتسلإا
فدهي قلطنملا اذه نمو .فدهلا اذه قيقحتل ةيفيرلا ةيناكسلا تاعمجتلا رود تشمهو )ىرخأ ةهج نم ةدحاولا ةقطنملا ىرقو ندم نيبو ةهج نم ةكلمملا
نتلا ططخ نم لكب ةدراولا ةينطولا فادهلأا ققحي امب ةنزاوتم ةينارمع ةيمنت قيقحت يف ةيفيرلا ةيناكسلا تاعمجتلا رود زاربإ ىلإ ثحبلا
ةيدوعسلا ةيبرعلا ةكلمملا نم ةيقرشلا ةقطنملا يف ةيورقلا ةيناكسلا تاعمجتلا رايتخا مت ةساردلا فده قيقحتل و .ةينطولا ةينارمعلا ةيجيتارتسلإاو
5,000 نع اهناكس ددع لقي يتلا ةيفيرلا ةيناكسلا تاعمجتلا نم لك لاخدإ مت دقف ـه
يف -
1425 ماع يرجأ يذلا يناكسلا دادعتلا جئاتن ىلع ًادامتعاو ،كلذل
ةيناكملاو ةيفيظولاو ةيمدخلا اهصئاصخ مظعم فصت ًاريغتم نيثلاثو ةعبرلأ تانايب اهنع رفوت ًايورق ًايناكس ًاعمجت 134 اهددع غ لابلاو ةمسن
.ليلحتلا
اهب تتأ يتلا
ةيمنتل
يرضحلا ومنلا زكارم يكاحي سناجتم يفير يمره
ا تايوتسم يف تانيابتلاو قراوفلا ليلقت ىلع لمعت ةنزاوتم ةينارمع ةيمنت قيقحت يلإ لوصولا نمضي امم ةينطولا ةينارمعلا ةيجيتارتسلإا
.ىر
ًا ًا ًا ًام اظن لكشت ةيورقلا ةيناكسلا تاعمجتلل تايوتسم ةثلاث فيرعتو ديدحت نكمأ دقو
خأ ةهج نم رشع ةثلاثلا ةكلمملا قطانم نيبو ةهج نم ةدحاولا ةقطنملا ىرقو ندم نيب ةينارمعلاو ةيعامتجلااو ةيداصتقلاا
ةقطنملاب ءاسحلاا ةظفاحم ىرق :ةيدوعسلا ةيبرعلا ةكلمملا ىرق يف اهتلاامعتساو تلااصتلااو تامولعملا ايجلونلكت عقاو
ةيدوعسلا ةيبرعلا ةكلمملا ،اهبأ ، 19 ددعلا ، 10 دلجملا ،دلاخ كلملا ةعماج – ةعماجلا ةلجم ،" ةسارد ةلاحك ةيقرشلا
تاهجلاو تائي هلا نم ديدعلا هابتنا ةيفيرلاو ةريغصلا ةينارمعلا تاعمجتلا ريوطتو ةيمنت يف تلااصتلااو تامولعملا عاطق هب موقي يذلا رودلا تفل دقل
نيب ةيمدخلاو ةيعامت جلااو ةيداصتقلاا قراوفلا ليلقت ىلع لمعت اهرودب يتلاو ةيتامولعملا ةوجفلا صيلقت يف لاعف رود نم عاطقلا اذهل امم ،ةيموكحلا
يداصتقلاا و منلا معدو ،ةيرضحلا قطانملا ىلإ ةيئانلاو ةيفيرلا قطانملا نم ةديازتملا ةرجهلا ةكرح نم دحلاو ،ةيفيرلاو ةيرضحلا ةيناكسلا تاعمجتلا
ةيميلقلإاو ةيلحملا تايوتسملا ى لع( رارقلا يعناص ىدل ةديازتم ةبغر كلانه تناك كلذل ،ةديدج لمع صرف ديلوتو ،هتمادتسا ىلع لمعلاو يفيرلا
.ةلوقعم فيلا كتبو ةلوهسب تامولعملا ةينقتو تلااصتلاا تامدخ ىلإ لوصولا نم ةفاك يفيرلا عمتجملا حئارش نيكمتب ملاعلا لود نم ريثكلا يف )ةينطولاو
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نهارلا عضولا ىلع فرعتلا ةيغب ةيدوعسلا ةيبرعلا ةك لمملا ىرق يف ا هتلاامعتساو ت لااصتلااو تامولعملا ا يجولونكت عقاو سايق
عمجو يناديملا حسملا لمعل ةيئاوشع ةنيع رايتخا مت دقف ةساردلا فده قيقحتلو ،هروطتو هلامعتسا ىدمو
ىلإ ةساردلا هذه تفده
ت لااصتلااو تامولعملا ا يجولونكت عاطقل
.ىرقلا هذه ناكس عم ةيصخشلا تلاباقملا قيرط نع تانايبلا
يداصتقلاا ومنلل معد نم ةيفيرلا ةيمنتلا تابلطتمب يفت لا نهارلا اهعضوب عاطقلا اذه تاجرخم نأ ،اهمهأ نم ،طاقنلا نم ديدعلا ت انايبلا ليلحت رهظا دقل
.ةي
تامو لعملا ايجولونكت لاجم يف ةيفيقثتو ةيميلعت جماربو ططخ داجيإ ةيمهأ ةساردلا جئاتن تدكأ كلذك .ةيفيرلا ةيناكسلا تاعمجتلل يعامتجلااو
فيرلا ةيمنتلا تابلطتمو يفيرلا عمتجملا مدخي امب ةثيدحلا ةينقتلا للاغتسا ىلع رداق ،ًاينورتكلا فقثم يفير عمتجم قلخ ىلإ فدهت تلاا صتلااو
University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada, School Environmental Design and Rural
Development. Ph.D. in Regional Economic Development, 2007. Dissertation Title: The
Role of Endogenous Development Initiatives in the Economic Development of Rural Regions:
The case of Canadian Paririe Rural non-Adjacent Regions .
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, School of Fine Arts: Master of City and
Regional Planning, 2001.
King Faisal University: B.S. 1997; Major in Urban and Regional Planning.
4/12-present: Associated Professor, University of Dammam, College of Architecture and
Planning, Department of Urban and Regional Planning.
7/07-4/12: Assistant Professor, University of Dammam, College of Architecture and
Planning, Department of Urban and Regional Planning.
5/06-9/06: Teaching Assistant, University of Guelph, School of Environmental Design and Rural Planning, Rural Planning and Development PhD Program, Guelph,
Ontario, Canada.
4/97-4/98: Teaching Assistant, King Faisal University, College of Architecture and
Planning, Department of Urban and Regional Planning.
2012-Present: Consultant, Ministry of Economic and Planning, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Developing the 10 th
National Development Plan.
2009-2012: Project Director, Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia. The project is to develop a National Development Strategy for Saudi
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Arabian Rural Areas, under the supervision of United Nations Development
Program (UNDP) – Riyadh Office.
June 2009-Dec 2010: Consultant for Jubail Industrial City (JIC) – Developing a Strategy for Industrial Integration between Ras Alzawr Minerals Industrial City (RASMIC) and Jubail Industrial City (JIC).
Jan 10-13, 2010: Workshop Chairman – The Future of Industrial Integration Strategy between Ras Alzawr Minerals Industrial City (RASMIC) and Jubail Industrial City
(JIC). More than 30 participants from inside and outside Saudi Arabia gathered in
Jubail City Planning Conference to discuss the strategy of industrial integration between the two cities.
March 1998-Dec 1998: Participated in Developing a Regional Strategy for Alhass
Region, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
July 2013-present: Vice Dean, Quality and Academic Accreditation, College of
Architecture and Planning, University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Jan 2012-present: Coordinator of Marketing Departmental Products, Urban and
Regional Planning Department, College of Architecture and Planning, University of
Dammam.
Jan 2010-present: Coordinator of 4 th
Year Planning Design Workshop, Urban and
Regional Planning Department, College of Architecture and Planning, University of
Dammam.
June 2009-Dec 2011: Director of Quality Management Unit, College of Architecture and
Planning, University of Dammam.
Feb 2009-March 2009: Member in Establishing University Quality Management Center,
University of Dammam.
March 2008-Dec 2010: College Council Member, College of Architecture and Planning,
University of Dammam.
Jan 2008-June 2008: Director of Information Technology Center (ITC), King Faisal
University.
July 2007-present: Department Council Member, Urban and Regional Planning
Department, College of Architecture and Planning, University of Dammam.
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Alhowaish, A.K.
, (2011), Development Policies for Economic Diversification versus
Economic Specialization: The case of Saudi Urban Economies, 1992 – 2007. Journal of
Development and Economic Policies: Vol.13, No. 2 (2011).
Alhowaish, A.K
., (2010), Local and Regional Economic Impacts of Jubail Industrial City.
Journal of Human Sciences: Issue 46, year 8 th
2010
Alhowaish, A.K.
, (2009), Assessing the Integration of e-Services in Saudi Arabian
Municipalities. The 4 th
eServices Symposium of the Eastern Province: eServices Integration,
Khubar, KSA. 9-11 March 2009 – (Full Paper Published)
ميركلادبع ،شيوهلا
ميركلادبع ،شيوهلا
ميركلادبع ،شيوهلا
ميركلادبع ،شيوهلا
in review…
Alhowaish, A.K.
, Alshihri F. (2012), Balanced Regional Economic Development: The Case of Saudi Arabia. Faculty of Environmental Design, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia, Submitted: June 23, 2012.
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Alhowaish, A.K.
, (2012), Saudi Urban Economic System: An Analytical Approach. Journal of Economic and Administration Science, UAE University, Submitted: May 30, 2012.
Alhowaish, A.K.
, (2012), Convergence vs. Divergence of Employment Structures in Saudi
Arabian Regions, 1992 – 2007. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
ميركلادبع ،شيوهلا ، زياف ،يرهشلا
ميركلادبع ،شيوهلا
7/07-present: Assistant Professor, University of Dammam;
Courses taught:
Economics: introductory course in economics for undergraduates; fundamental theories and concepts of economics, principles of economics, market force of supply and demand, elasticity and its applications…etc.,
( http://urpl312.pbworks.com
); taught nine times.
Urban and Regional Economics: designed and taught undergraduates course on various methods and techniques used by planners in the field of urban and regional economies ( http://urpl411.pbworks.com
); taught eight times.
Economic Analysis for Planning Practitioners: designed and taught undergraduates course on economic impact studies and economic feasibility studies for both public and private projects, as well as structural changes and labor market analysis; taught three times.
Asir Regional Economic Development Strategy: Design and co-taught design studio and fieldwork course in which students used GIS, SPSS, and different methods and techniques of regional planning to help Asir’s decision makers to identify and determine development potentials in their region and the best strategy to develop and sustain these potentialities;
( http://urpl402.pbworks.com
); taught one time.
Regional Economic Development Strategy for Eastern Province of Saudi
Arabia: Design and co-taught design studio and fieldwork course in which students used GIS, SPSS, and different methods and techniques of regional planning to great a regional development strategy in order to improve
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investment opportunities and to great job opportunities in the region; taught one time.
Public Finance and Budgeting: introductory course in public finance and budgeting for undergraduates; fundamental concepts of finance, sources of finance, economic of taxations, and budgeting system and approaches were covered, ( http://urpl532.pbworks.com
); taught sex times.
For additional courses and other materials visit my web site
( http://alhowaish.pbworks.com
).
Honors:
Distinguished Professor, University of Dammam - 2013/2014.
Nominated for University of Dammam - Excellence in Teaching Award, 2013.
Nominated for University of Dammam - Excellence in Teaching Award, 2012.
Nominated for Full-bright Scholarship to USA by Department of Urban and Regional
Planning, College of Architecture and Planning, University of Dammam, 2012.
Nominated for College of Architecture and Planning, University of Dammam
Excellence in Teaching Award, 2011.
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