Riyadh presents critical theoretical insights, personal observations, and serendipitous encounters to deftly demonstrate how the city thrives through the actions of its people. It is a vision of an urbanity where both the spectacular and the everyday co-exist, not just dedicated to the few, but one that serves the many.
Riyadh presents critical theoretical insights, personal observations, and serendipitous encounters to deftly demonstrate how the city thrives through the actions of its people. It is a vision of an urbanity where both the spectacular and the everyday co-exist, not just dedicated to the few, but one that serves the many.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Yasser Elsheshtawy is an independent scholar and an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at Columbia University, New York and Non-Resident Fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute, Washington, DC. He is author of Temporary Cities: Resisting Transience in Arabia and Dubai: Behind an Urban Spectacle and editor of Planning Middle Eastern Cities and The Evolving Arab City, all also published in the Planning, History and Environment series.
Inhaltsangabe
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 Flâneur 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
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 Flâneur 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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