Riyadh : transforming a desert city
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Bibliographic Information
Riyadh : transforming a desert city
（Planning, history and the environment series）
Routledge, 2022
- : hardback
Available at / 4 libraries
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Kobe University General Library / Library for Intercultural Studies
: hardback518-8-E068202100224
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Library, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization図
: hardbackMESU||711.4||R11959307
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
- Fills a gap in the literature on Riyadh and Saudi Arabia
- Includes high-quality illustrative materials
- Written by an established scholar on the region's urban development with unique access to the city and its planners.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Discovering Riyadh
Part 1: City Governance for the People
2. Mayors and the City
3. People-Centred Urbanism: Origins and Developments
Part 2: Contexualizing Riyadh
4. Scenes from Riyadh: Spaces of Encounter and Exchange
5. Riyadh's Urban Growth and Development: A Historical Overview
Part 3: Humanzing Riyadh
6. A Flaneur in Riyadh: The Transformation of Tahlia Street
7. Riyadh Drifting: Walking in the City
8. Green Dreams: Reviving the Gardens of Riyadh
9. Regulating Informality: Spaces of Everyday Consumption in Riyadh
10. Conclusion: The Future of Riyadh
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