Top-down sustainable urban development? Urban governance transformation in Saudi Arabia

YA Aina, A Wafer, F Ahmed, HM Alshuwaikhat - Cities, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on transformation in sustainable urban governance by examining the
prospect of fostering sustainable development through top-down urban governance. It takes …

Developing a sustainable water conservation strategy for Saudi Arabian cities

AI Almulhim, IR Abubakar - Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2023 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is a global issue posing significant challenges for sustainable water
management. Saudi Arabia, due to its arid conditions, limited freshwater resources, and high …

Urbanization-environment conundrum: an invitation to sustainable development in Saudi Arabian cities

AI Almulhim, PB Cobbinah - International Journal of Sustainable …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
As rapid urbanization becomes a key topic within urban studies and planning particularly in
the Global South, it needs to be considered what radical implications to urban environment …

Sustainable urban planning strategies for mitigating climate change in Saudi Arabia

IR Abubakar, UL Dano - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2020 - Springer
There is a growing attention on the role of rapidly growing developing countries in mitigating
climate change, especially in curbing the emissions of greenhouse gases. Estimates show …

Public perception and attitudes to disaster risks in a coastal metropolis of Saudi Arabia

AM AlQahtany, IR Abubakar - International journal of disaster risk reduction, 2020 - Elsevier
Disaster risk reduction is an increasingly important policy issue, especially in developing
countries that suffer most of the global human and economic losses associated with …

Framing resilience in Saudi Arabian cities: On climate change and urban policy

AI Almulhim, PB Cobbinah - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
While climate change has traditionally driven the search for appropriate urban policy
responses, a recent trend in urban studies and planning in the Global South has been to …

Renewable energy utilization to promote sustainability in GCC countries: policies, drivers, and barriers

K Malik, SM Rahman, AN Khondaker… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
There is a growing focus on the role of renewable energy (RE) policies such as feed-in tariffs
(FITs), renewable portfolio standards (RPSs), subsidies, incentives, and research and …

Factors influencing household access to drinking water in Nigeria

IR Abubakar - Utilities Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Sustainable Development Goal 6 of the United Nations, adopted in 2015, aims at
equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030. Attaining this goal is …

Public acceptability of treated wastewater reuse in Saudi Arabia: Implications for water management policy

ND Mu'azu, IR Abubakar, NI Blaisi - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Treated wastewater reuse is increasingly important for sustainable water resource
management, especially in water-stressed countries located in the world's arid regions that …

[HTML][HTML] A segmentation approach to understanding water consumption behavioral patterns among households in Saudi Arabia for a sustainable future

AI Almulhim, IR Abubakar - Resources, Environment and Sustainability, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban water consumption has significant implications for both human welfare and the
environment, especially in arid regions. In Saudi Arabia, where 60% of the urban water …