The planned sub-centres for riyadh city, a shift towards polycentric metropolitan development
Riyadh city, the capital of Saudi Arabia, will be transformed in the near future to a polycentric model which corresponds to the characteristic of modern cities. The city is now a monocentric, and its urban form was affected by the expansion of low-density residential areas. Riyadh has a populati...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/34863/1/HBP13.pdf http://eprints.usm.my/34863/ |
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| Summary: | Riyadh city, the capital of Saudi Arabia, will be transformed in the near future to a
polycentric model which corresponds to the characteristic of modern cities. The city is now a
monocentric, and its urban form was affected by the expansion of low-density residential areas.
Riyadh has a population of just over four million inhabiting a developed land of nearly 1200 km2.
The city was and will continue to be a focal point of attraction for migration, economic activities,
and many key urban services. In February 2007, new regulations for the city new sub-centres
were approved by the High Commission for the Development of Riyadh. This planned change
for the city which is part of a polycentric metropolitan strategy tends to create new developments
of sub-centres that could accommodate some key urban services outside the central business
district as well as offering employment opportunities. This paper explores the reasons behind
such changes, and the new regulations proposed for the planned sub-centres. |
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