Gulf Research Meeting
Dr. Belgacem Mokhtar
Dr. Belgacem Mokhtar holds a Ph.D. in Economic Geography (Regional and urban planning) from the University Francois Rabelais, Tours. (France). He taught geography at a number of Higher Education Institutions in Tunisia (Colleges of Sfax and Sousse. 1989-1996) and in the Sultanate of Oman (Colleges of Sur and Rustaq, 1996-2003) and at Sultan Qaboos University (since 2003). Worldwide, he has participated in more than twenty international conferences and workshops and published 2 books and 15 scientific papers in Arabic, French and English. He was rewarded by SQU for the distinguished published paper in 2008-2009. His research has focused on the recent socioeconomic changes in Oman, as a GCC country, and their impact on urbanization, settlement patterns and spatial reconfiguration. His last accepted paper for publication is about the role of real-estate values in the relocation of socio economic categories in Muscat urban area, Oman.
