Riyadh : transforming a desert city /
Sheshtawy, Yasser,
Riyadh : transforming a desert city / Yasser Elsheshtawy. - 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction: Discovering Riyadh -- Part I: City Governance for the People (Ch.2 Mayors and the City; Ch.3 People‑Centred Urbanism) -- Part II: Contextualizing Riyadh (Ch.4 Scenes from Riyadh; Ch.5 Riyadh’s Urban Growth and Development) -- Part III: Humanizing Riyadh (Ch.6 A Flâneur in Riyadh; Ch.7 Riyadh Drifting; Ch.8 Green Dreams; Ch.9 Regulating Informality) -- Ch.10 Conclusion: The Future of Riyadh -- Index.
This richly illustrated and well‑researched book offers a compelling counter‑narrative to Riyadh’s image as a global capital driven by massive development. Focusing on a humanization programme initiated under Mayor Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf, it explores how public spaces, pedestrian infrastructure, and everyday community life shape a resilient, people‑centred urban future. Elsheshtawy combines critical theory, personal observation, and urban insight to show how Riyadh thrives through its inhabitants.
9780367485177
Urban planning--Case studies
Middle East--Urban studies.
Humanizing urbanism.
Riyadh--History.
307.76 / S.Y.R
Riyadh : transforming a desert city / Yasser Elsheshtawy. - 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction: Discovering Riyadh -- Part I: City Governance for the People (Ch.2 Mayors and the City; Ch.3 People‑Centred Urbanism) -- Part II: Contextualizing Riyadh (Ch.4 Scenes from Riyadh; Ch.5 Riyadh’s Urban Growth and Development) -- Part III: Humanizing Riyadh (Ch.6 A Flâneur in Riyadh; Ch.7 Riyadh Drifting; Ch.8 Green Dreams; Ch.9 Regulating Informality) -- Ch.10 Conclusion: The Future of Riyadh -- Index.
This richly illustrated and well‑researched book offers a compelling counter‑narrative to Riyadh’s image as a global capital driven by massive development. Focusing on a humanization programme initiated under Mayor Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf, it explores how public spaces, pedestrian infrastructure, and everyday community life shape a resilient, people‑centred urban future. Elsheshtawy combines critical theory, personal observation, and urban insight to show how Riyadh thrives through its inhabitants.
9780367485177
Urban planning--Case studies
Middle East--Urban studies.
Humanizing urbanism.
Riyadh--History.
307.76 / S.Y.R