Riyadh: Transforming a Desert City

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.

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 Flaneur 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