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Urban Developments in Saudi Arabia & Kingdom Tower/Kingdom City Abdulrahman Al Shaikh, Deputy Minister for Town Planning, Ministry of Municipalities & Rural Affairs (MOMRA), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mounib Hammoud, CEO, Jeddah Economic Company s g Urban Planning n i Development in The d l i Kingdom of Saudi Arabia u B l l a T t Presented BY n a Dr. Abdulrahman Al Shaikh o t i Deputy Minister for Town Planning b l i a Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affacirs H n u n o a C b r © U d n a CTBUH 2015 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia International Conference Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs New York Grand Hyatt • 26-30 October 2015 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ( KSA ) Area: 1,934,021 sq.km s g (746,730 sq. Miles) n i d l i Administrative structure: u B • 13 provinces • 285 cities l l a • 12000 villages T t n a Population : 30 millions o t i b l i a c Urban population ≈ 83% H n Saudi Arabia u n o Economy: a C b r • Largest e©conomy in U the Arab world. d n • Member of the World a Trade Organization. • Ranked as an upper middle income country by the World Bank. Phases of Urban Planning Development Phase l : (Before 1938) s g Traditional Physical n i Environment d l i u B • Spontaneous l growth l a T t • Identical in almost n a o t all elements i b l i a c H n • Height (1-2 floor) u n o a C b r © U • No written d regulations n a Phases of Urban Planning Development Phase ll : (1938-1970) s Gridiron Planning Pattern g n i d • Gridiron pattern l i u introduced by B ARAMCO in few l l a communities in 1938 T t n a • Blocks of 100m X 50m o t i b l and square shaped i a c H n lots of 25 X 25m in u n size o a C b r © • The model later U followed in almost d all n cities in the Kingdom a • By the end of this phase multi-story buildings appeared Phases of Urban Planning Development Phase lll : (1971-2000) s g Master Plans n i d l • Doxiadis master plan of i u B Riyadh introduced and l institutionalized the l a super grid for Saudi cities T t n a o t i b l i a c • This approach contribunted H u to the urban sprawling of n o a C Saudi cities and introduced b r a numbe©r of challengeUs to our urban developd ment n a Master Plan of Riyadh, Doxiadis Emerging Urban Planning Challenges • Low urban population 2 1000 person/km s 7.2% g density 25 Public Transportation 40 n i • Increased use of private 35 d23% 20 l i 30 u vehicles resulting in higher B 25 77% Population Density traffic congestions and 15 l l 20 a pollution (Limited public T 92.8% 10 15 transportation ) t n Pa rivate Vehicle 10 o t i • Higher Urban Transport energ y 5 b l 5 c i a urban transport energy consumption consumption H 0 n year 0 other sources of energy consumption u 1950 1999 2014 n 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 o • Increased costs for public a C b infrastructu re, utilities anrd Costs of infrastructure (bn US$) © U services d n • Decline of cita y centers Urban Planning policies adopted after year 2000 s smart growth g n productive i d l i u B Mixed land-use l l a T t n a higher population city o t Sustainable densities i b l i a c H n u transit oriented n o a deCvelopments b r © U Livable reduce urbdan energy environment n consumption a Establish partnerships with private sector for mega developments & services Examples of Implementing The New Urban Planning Policies I. Riyadh city: s g n i d l i u a) Strategic Plan B allows high l l a densification in T t city centers, sub n a o t centers and i b l i a along major c H n transport axes u n o a C b r © U d n a Examples of Implementing The New Urban Planning Policies I. Riyadh city: s g n i d l i u B l l a T t b) Transit oriented n a o t i b development l i a c H n u n o a C b r © U d n a

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