Abstract
<p>Rapid urbanization is a characterizing feature of urban change in Saudi Arabia, especially in its large metropolitan areas such as Riyadh, Dammam Metropolitan Area (DMA), Jeddah and Makkah. Such rapid urbanization has created many urban problems that contradict with the principles of sustainability.</p>The paper argues that "Urban Sustainability" is a necessary policy in the case of DMA, and tries to define the needed approaches and actions to implement such policy in the region. In doing so, the paper starts by highlighting the rapid rate of urbanization in the Saudi Arabia in general; and in DMA in particular. Then, the paper presents an analysis of the unsustainable urbanization practices and problems in DMA. The paper then presents a literature review about sustainable urbanization approaches and requirements, focusing on developing countries. Finally, the paper recommends the necessary approaches and actions to achieve the proposed "Urban Sustainability" policy in DMA.
Highlights
Urbanization is widely seen as a tool for economic growth, and cities as engines for economic development, rapid urbanization has adverse impacts
The paper starts by highlighting the rapid rate of urbanization in the Saudi Arabia in general; and in Dammam Metropolitan Area (DMA) in particular
There are many housing sustainability problems in DMA, this paper focuses on housing patterns and costs of housing in DMA as they are crucial problems in DMA
Summary
Urbanization is widely seen as a tool for economic growth, and cities as engines for economic development, rapid urbanization has adverse impacts. This is especially true in the case of developing countries where urbanization was unprecedented either in speed or scale. In Saudi Arabia, urbanization is exceptionally rapid, especially in large metropolitan areas, such as Dammam Metropolitan Area (DMA) Such rapid urban growth has had many unsustainable impacts in these metropolitan areas. This paper tries to investigate the rate and scale of urbanization in DMA, and tries to analyze its unsustainable impacts on the development process in the region It aims to define the necessary approaches to achieve sustainable urbanization in DMA. The paper presents some recommended approaches to achieve sustainable urbanization in DMA
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