Green Infrastructure 2014 Group P - Case Study 3

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Name	Almazroueyah
Country	Saudi Arabia
City	Dammam City
Authors	Ibrahim Alshehri & Omar Alshiref

Why is this case interesting

This site was chosen because it is a residential neighborhood near the sea,, is neglected due to lack of interest in a way that users use and not to create the task spots around him and some way connected with, and the lack of space for green infrastructure

Author's perspective

In my opinion, we can develop this place to become a preparer of green infrastructure as well as pay more attention to the availability of the needs of users to the site and places of interest as well as pedestrians

Landscape and/or urban context of your case

Dammam is the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The judicial and administrative bodies of the province and several government departments are located in the city. Dammam is the largest city in the Eastern Province, and the fifth largest in Saudi Arabia, after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca and Medina. It is the center of the Dammam Metropolitan Area which together forms part as the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Saudi Arabia having an estimated combined population of over 4,100,000 as of 2012; The Dammam metropolitan area, or greater Dammam, is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Ad Dammam, Eastern Province, and its suburbs. It is the area that is closely linked to the city through social, economic, and cultural ties, the city has a Sunni Muslim majority population. The Dammam metropolitan area: mainly known as greater Dammam, is the largest metropolitan area in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia formed by three main neighboring cities: Dammam, Dhahran, and Khobar these 3 respectable cities are sometimes referred to as the triplet cities.Greater Dammam also includes many other smaller cities such as: Al Qatif, Safwa, and Ras Tanura,form a population of 5,212,000 as of 2012. The city is growing at an exceptionally high rate of 12% a year, the fastest in the Kingdom, Gulf Cooperation Council, and the Arab World.

Dammam Metropolitan Area, and the rest of the Eastern Province, is served by the King Fahd International Airport (KFIA), the largest airport in the world in terms of land area (approximately 780 km2), about 20 km to the northwest of the city. Dammam's King Abdul Aziz Sea Port is the largest on the Arabian Gulf. Its import-export traffic in is second only to Jeddah Seaport in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

Biogeography, cultural features, overall character, history and dynamics
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