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 Flâneur 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
Biography
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.
'Like Elsheshtawy’s previous work, his methodological prowess is noteworthy … the presentation of evidence remains foundational [and] the plethora of images help readers visualize the city he describes, a city that many will likely never see.'
-Andrew Gardner, Built Environment 47.4
