Sustainable urban planning for addressing the compounded challenges of rapid urbanization and climate change DOI
Abdulaziz I. Almulhim, Ayyoob Sharifi

Land Use Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 107544 - 107544

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

Perception of coastal citizens on the prospect of community-based rainwater harvesting system for sustainable water resource management DOI
Mirza Md Tasnim Mukarram, Abdulla ‐ Al Kafy,

Mirza Md Tahsin Mukarram

et al.

Resources Conservation and Recycling, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 198, P. 107196 - 107196

Published: Sept. 7, 2023

Language: Английский

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Exploring the role of Fintech, Green Finance and Natural Resources towards Environmental Sustainability: A study on ASEAN economies DOI

P.J.G. Tang,

Houyun Ma,

Yuanyuan Sun

et al.

Resources Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 94, P. 105115 - 105115

Published: June 2, 2024

Language: Английский

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Digitalization and Smartification of Urban Services to Enhance Urban Resilience in the Post-Pandemic Era: The Case of the Pilgrimage City of Makkah DOI Creative Commons
Yusuf A. Aina, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar, Abdulaziz I. Almulhim

et al.

Smart Cities, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 6(4), P. 1973 - 1995

Published: Aug. 11, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted human socioeconomic activities, leaving an everlasting impact on urban systems. As a result, there is growing scholarly focus exploring how planning strategies and tools can help create resilient cities. In Saudi Arabia, the pilgrimage city of Makkah, which always faced challenge managing crowds during annual pilgrimage, was left deserted due to lockdowns social distancing measures. To quickly revive activities in city, set digital communication technologies were deployed manage enforce minimize spread virus. This study examines role digitalization smartification reviving importance context building resilience. used desktop research case analysis highlight transformation new normal development future smart for city. Smart solutions provided valuable support reducing impacts restarting Makkah’s economy. Although most have been restored, some facilities services are still operating below capacity. Digitalization could play major improving service delivery

Language: Английский

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Developing a sustainable water conservation strategy for Saudi Arabian cities DOI
Abdulaziz I. Almulhim, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar

Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23, P. 101040 - 101040

Published: Nov. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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Sustainability under policy transitions in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China: Historical and the shared socio-economic pathways DOI
Hongyan Bian,

Yaxue Zhao,

Jie Gao

et al.

Habitat International, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 148, P. 103091 - 103091

Published: April 27, 2024

Language: Английский

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Understanding household attitudes to water conservation in Saudi Arabia: towards sustainable communities DOI
Abdulaziz I. Almulhim, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar

International Journal of Water Resources Development, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 40(2), P. 174 - 193

Published: Aug. 8, 2023

ABSTRACTIn regions with limited freshwater resources, water conservation is crucial for sustainable resource management. This study investigates the links between household attitudes, information sources and policies in Saudi Arabia. The results reveal that over half participants agree must be conserved, but three-quarters disagree they are obliged to conserve water. Water behaviours were significantly associated socio-economic characteristics. highlights importance of human attitudes developing effective strategies complementing top-down public awareness approaches bottom-up programmes using school curricula. can inform policymakers designing policies.KEYWORDS: Attitudes behaviourpublic awarenesssustainable communitieshousehold conservationwater managementSaudi Arabia Author contributionsAbdulaziz I. Almulhim: conceptualization, methodology, formal analysis, investigation, data curation, writing original draft, – review editing, visualization; Ismaila Rimi Abubakar: validation, editing.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like acknowledge support from Deanship Scientific Research at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Arabia.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict interest was reported by authors.References

Language: Английский

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The Effect of the Digital Economy on the Employment Structure in China DOI Creative Commons
Yantong Zhao, Rusmawati Said

Economies, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(9), P. 227 - 227

Published: Sept. 4, 2023

The digital economy’s influence on society and the traditional economy is deepening, owing to wide application of technology in production life. question how affects employment structure has become a hot issue discuss. To explore impact labour structure, this paper selected China’s thirty-one provincial panel data between 2013 2020 utilized static model. On whole, proportion secondary sector total rate declining with development economy. tertiary increased due enhancement degrees From perspective different regions, eastern middle part, improvement reduced primary sectors while increasing optimizing industrial structure. Employment manufacturing construction industries significantly negatively affected by In addition, mining industry utility (Production Supply Gas, Heat, Water, Electricity) are not progress

Language: Английский

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A segmentation approach to understanding water consumption behavioral patterns among households in Saudi Arabia for a sustainable future DOI Creative Commons
Abdulaziz I. Almulhim, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar

Resources Environment and Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15, P. 100144 - 100144

Published: Dec. 21, 2023

Urban water consumption has significant implications for both human welfare and the environment, especially in arid regions. In Saudi Arabia, where 60% of urban supply relies on energy-intensive desalination processes, average per capita rate 300 L/day is one highest worldwide. This study investigates potential behavioral patterns residential among households Arabia. A segmentation approach employed to classify residents into clusters evaluate their patterns. Data from 618 were collected via a structured questionnaire analyzed using descriptive statistics, principal component analysis (PCA), cluster (CA). Participants categorized six segments based relationship between behaviors derived factor analysis. The outcomes PCA CA analyses indicate respondents' socio-demographic factors consumption. findings highlight that education, household size, income, housing type, age, nationality, increasing order significance, are key influencing conservation tendencies. paper concludes comprehending crucial effective interventions, social marketing strategies, communication campaigns changes. can inform policies programs promote sustainable practices, benefiting agencies, policymakers, scholars sector.

Language: Английский

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Spatio-temporal patterns and correlation effects of regional rurality and poverty governance change: A case study of the rocky desertification area of Yunnan-Guangxi-Guizhou, China DOI
Dedong Feng, Yanfeng Jiang, Hualou Long

et al.

Habitat International, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 146, P. 103044 - 103044

Published: Feb. 28, 2024

Language: Английский

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Analyzing the interplay of urbanization, economic development, and seaborne trade: Revealing their connection to urban resilience in Saudi Arabia DOI Creative Commons
Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Nourah Al-Hosain, Yagyavalk Bhatt

et al.

Journal of Urban Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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