Urban Sprawl in Riyadh: Assessing the Impacts of Horizontal Expansion on Sustainability and Quality of Life

Alkhresheh, Majdi (2025) Urban Sprawl in Riyadh: Assessing the Impacts of Horizontal Expansion on Sustainability and Quality of Life. URBAN INNOVATION: TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO CITIES HAVE GONE BEFORE. Medium sized cities and towns as a major arena of global urbanisation. Proceedings of REAL CORP 2025, 30th Intl. Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society. pp. 973-980. ISSN 2521-3938

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Abstract

Riyadh City’s urban expansion has led to car dependency, traffic congestion, and social fragmentation. This study proposesan increase of density, and areconfiguration of the city’s urban fabric through the integration of high-rise developments along the main streets and central areas, modifying urban sections and proposing finer urban fabric. This attempt, guided by New Urbanism principles,aims to produce walkable, mixed-use, and transit-oriented communities. The paper specifiesstrategies to limit urban sprawl by adoptingsustainable development, zoning and urban formtransformations, and by encouraging walkable areas coupled with quality architecture and urban design. Recommendations are proposed to curb urban sprawl and promotesustainable urban development in Riyadh,primarily through higher densities via vertical growth, and effective connectivityby reforming urban morphology.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sustainability, population, cities, planning, urban sprawl
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Depositing User:	REAL CORP Administrator
Date Deposited:	20 May 2025 09:47
Last Modified:	20 May 2025 09:47
URI:	http://repository.corp.at/id/eprint/1194

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