SET Proceedings 2978-4387 Caravel Press 10.65582/set.2003.029 2003.029 Sustainable development of streetscape in the desert city of Riyadh-Saudi Arabia BaHammamOmar S. oshammam@ksu.edu.sa College of Architecture & Planning, King Saud University, PO Box 57448, Riyadh 11574, Saudi Arabia 24102003 2 1 978-1-995850-10-8 128 133 © 2003 Copyright WSSET 2003

Trees have been associated with human settlements since the dawn of time. In modern time, trees play a major role in shaping healthy and beautiful cities. They scatter among the urban fabric mostly along public streets. Cities all over the world gave serious attention to street trees in order to overcome the decline of the natural environment as a result of the new industrialized urban growth. Riyadh City, as one of the fastest growing cities in the world with harsh arid environment, face the challenge of developing its streetscape in a hostile environment. A sustainable approach is important to be adapted in order to carry on development that saves energy, protect resources and fulfill the needs. This study is trying to assess the existing situation of planting, the proper techniques for planting and designing streetscape in desert city. The study will identify appropriate designing ideas for existing and future applications. In order to address this research, different techniques were applied to answer the research concerns.

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