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_a307.76
_bS.Y.R
100 1 _aSheshtawy, Yasser,
_eauthor.
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245 1 0 _aRiyadh :
_btransforming a desert city /
_cYasser Elsheshtawy.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_c2022.
300 _a307 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
504 _aIncludes index.
505 _aIntroduction: 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.
520 _aThis 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.
650 4 _aUrban planning
_xCase studies
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650 4 _aMiddle East
_xUrban studies.
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650 4 _aHumanizing urbanism.
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650 4 _aRiyadh
_xHistory.
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_cBK
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