Integrated Recreation Cities and Sustainable Development in Saudi Arabia: Contributions, Constraints, and Policies

Tufail Alyousef, Faez Alshihri, Mahmoud Abdellatif, Tareq Alrawaf and Reham Abdellatif
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Tufail Alyousef: Department of Landscape Architecture, College of Architecture and Planning, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU), Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia
Faez Alshihri: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, College of Architecture and Planning, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU), Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia
Mahmoud Abdellatif: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, College of Architecture and Planning, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU), Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia
Tareq Alrawaf: Department of Landscape Architecture, College of Architecture and Planning, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU), Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia
Reham Abdellatif: Department of Interior Design, College of Design, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU), Dammam 34221, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-22

Abstract: Despite the importance of integrated recreation cities (IRC) to the wellbeing of individuals, families, and society, there is only one IRC which is under development in Saudi Arabia (KSA). This research aims to study the potential contributions of IRCs to sustainable development in KSA, the constraints facing them, and effectuation policies to support their applications. To achieve this goal, the research used a documentary inductive approach, which includes a review of related literature and an applied approach that includes field surveys of a random sample of 160 experts and officials. In addition to articulating the most significant contributions of IRCs and the most important constraints facing them, the research was able to provide a number of policies and measures useful in guiding the development of new IRCs in KSA and Dammam Metropolitan Area (DMA) in support of sustainable development. The contributions of this research are aligned with that put forward by the 2030 Vision of KSA, which considers the promotion of “recreational development” a necessary step to achieve environmental, economic, and social sustainability for the Saudi society.

Keywords: urban land use planning; integrated recreation cities; sustainable development; Dammam Metropolitan Area; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 2030 Saudi vision (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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