Abstract The wetlands of Saudi Arabia are located in a water-stressed region that is highly
vulnerable to climate and other global changes. Sebkhas, mudflats, mangroves, and wadis …

African cities are largely less-built with agile informal settlements and multiple ecologies that
harbor different pathways for resilience to climate change. We undertook a qualitative …

Landscape design of major civil infrastructure works has often been undermined as a policy
requirement or been neglected in practice. We investigate whether this is justified by …

Dryland rivers (wadis in Arabic) are characterised by high levels of flow unpredictability due
to their severe dry-wet hydrological regimes. In the Arabian Peninsula, recent attention has …

Enteric viruses are the major cause of gastroenteritis and enteric hepatitis worldwide, but in
some areas like Saudi Arabia, little is known about their presence in water sources. The …

This paper explores the future of landscapes in arid, coastal regions based on 4 water-
energy regimes, using a case study of villa neighborhoods in Abu Dhabi, United Arab …

Culture is an essential component of Indigenous public spaces. However, a gap in
knowledge exists regarding cultural influences on Indigenous public spaces in Africa. This …

Urban greening expertise and programs are pursued and circulated globally to enhance
urban livability and sustainability, but the outcomes are often mixed and are accompanied …

Riyadh has set its sights on becoming a world city befitting the twenty-first century. To that
end it has embarked on a massive construction drive evidenced in the proliferation of …

Desert Paradises: Surveying the Landscapes of Dubai's Urban Model explores how
designed landscapes can play a vital role in constructing a city's global image and …