Tag: cities

    Jeddah Economic City: 90% of road, landscaping work done

    Jeddah Economic City – one of Saudi Arabia’s flagship megaprojects, which will include the world’s tallest tower – is nearing completion on all road construction and landscaping work, according to a senior executive on the project, Arab News reports. Speaking at the Urban Landscape Saudi 2021 event this week, Fady Nassim, executive head of urban […]

    The Most Polluted Cities in the World: UK experts study

    British environmental experts in May 2021 collected data for the last year on the level of pollution in different cities of the world. They took into account such indicators as the degree of air pollution, the level of noise, and light pollution. And it turned out that India has been the leader in the number […]

    FAQ: Why do cities need green zones, and Gulf needs mangroves and wetlands

    Western governments are so concerned about city parks conservation that they bring it into international law. This is not surprising: we’ve already written why parks save the inhabitants of cities around the world millions of dollars every year. You may check the explanation of what ecosystem services are here. There is Green Cities Declaration, signed […]

    Saudi Arabia and World Bank create $100m fund to develop sustainable tourism

    Saudi Arabia, in partnership with the World Bank, pledged $100 million to create a global fund for inclusive tourism, according to the kingdom’s tourism minister Ahmed Al Khateeb, The National reports. “This will be the first and the only global fund dedicated solely to sustainable international tourism growth,” Mr Al Khateeb said at the Tourism […]