This thesis highlights the role of urban planners in the revitalization of historic
seafronts as creative and attractive places for people and a key factor in the
regeneration of the urban economy in the historic seafront areas. The Saudi Arabia
historic seafront areas along the North Red Sea have been neglected and are suffering
because of slow development and changes to industrial uses. This thesis will focus on
the urban design principles that make historic seafronts more attractive and
successful, and will use a case study approach of several American waterfront cities
such as Baltimore, Maryland; San Francisco, California; and Charleston, South
Carolina. These American cities and the urban design principles applied for their
successful revitalization were selected for analysis because of their similarities with
the Yanbu Al-Bahr's historic seafront. The results of this analysis will enable planners
to apply the best of these urban waterfront design models to assist in the revitalization
of historic seafronts along the North Red Sea in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:vcu.edu/oai:scholarscompass.vcu.edu:etd-4762 |
| Date | 01 January 2015 |
| Creators | Alanazi, Naif F |
| Publisher | VCU Scholars Compass |
| Source Sets | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Theses and Dissertations |
| Rights | © The Author |
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