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URBAN SPACES AND ITS REFLECTION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOLY MECCA

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Architecture Engineering and the Engineering Architectural Interior Design.

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The increased demand for schemes to construct private buildings for citizens, particularly in Mecca, is a result of the enormous urban development in most cities of Saudi Arabia Kingdom, especially during the last decade, where the buildings are considered good investment (by rent) in Hajj seasons. This has overshadowed some schemes that deal with economy when the failure to provide squares and external parks didn't maintain the required balance between the building and the green areas. The sense of responsibility to construct and build the land, and to use natural resources wisely and to try to limit the density of so- called asphalt forests that are represented by streets bridges and buildings, whether these are residential or civil, on the expenses of green areas, all that necessitates a trial to preserve what is left of open spaces in the urban fabric of holy Mecca. And as holy Mecca has an important and distinctive value to Muslims that is due to the existence of much valued Kaabah, and while human nature has a tendency towards natural, environmental life, as well as towards greenery, water and beauty, there is a need, then, to restore the balance to the human environment. As the design process of urban open spaces for cities depends on a full understanding of the balance between the needs of population, The local customs, and the requirements of the place, and as Mecca is one of the most important areas at the global, Arab and local level, this revealed gave the importance to this study. The research also aims through its study of the urban spaces of Mecca at showing how to develop urban intellect in society at the concerned officials who work on the improvement and development of the areas of Al-Haram Al-Sharif. That in addition to the engineers who specialize in zoning and areas planning and architectural designers from an environmental perspective in order to create green spaces and decongesting parks that would develop the study region socially and environmentally.

DOI

10.21608/jesaun.2009.128559

Authors

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Ahmed

Last Name

Mohamed A .Al-Hazmi

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Sana'a University, Faculty of Engineering 00967-711114526- 777134526

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hzmiyemen@hotmail.com

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Volume

37

Article Issue

No 6

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16838

Issue Date

2009-11-01

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2009-02-27

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2009-11-01

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1,499

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1,530

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1687-0530

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2356-8550

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Research Paper

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1,438

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JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences

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https://jesaun.journals.ekb.eg/

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URBAN SPACES AND ITS REFLECTION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOLY MECCA

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23 Jan 2023