The Green Riyadh project is a large landscape-improving project in the capital city of
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...
,
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in th ...
. It is a project with an estimated budget US$32 Million.
This project is part of four major projects to devolve the city ordered by the Crown Prince
Mohamed bin Salaman bin Abdualazi. It is one of many under the
Saudi Vision 2030
Saudi Vision 2030 (, sometimes called Project 2030) is a government program launched by Saudi Arabia which aims to achieve the goal of increased diversification economically, socially, and culturally, in line with the vision of Saudi crown pri ...
.
The goal is to develop the city and be one of the top 100 cities in the world.
Vision
The project would help to increase the green space per capita in the city by planting different plants across the city. The recycling water system is going to be used. The greening program would result in better air quality and decreased town temperatures.
Forestation
The project has a goal of planting 7.2 million trees in different places around the city using 72 local tree species that can handle the heat and wind in Riyadh. The trees will be placed in schools, car parking sites, government facilities, healthcare facilities, universities, parks, Mosques, and roads, streets, and green belts of a specific length.
Irrigation
The city uses about 90,000
cubic meters per day for
irrigation
Irrigation (also referred to as watering of plants) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops, landscape plants, and lawns. Irrigation has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,000 years and has bee ...
and by the end of the project, it needs 1 million cubic meter per day. To achieve this a new
sustainable
Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long period of time. Definitions of this term are disputed and have varied with literature, context, and time. Sustainability usually has three dimensions (or pillars): env ...
irrigation system will be used.
See also
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King Salman Park
King Salman Park (KSP; ), one of Riyadh’s mega-projects, is an urban area being developed in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia under the supervision of the King Salman Park Foundation. It was unveiled in 2019 as part of the Green Riyadh initiat ...
, a park located in
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in th ...
as a part of the Riyadh Green project. It is estimated to be five times bigger than London's
Hyde Park, London
Hyde Park is a , historic Listed building#Heritage protection, Grade I-listed urban park in Westminster, Greater London. A Royal Parks of London, Royal Park, it is the largest of the parks and green spaces that form a chain from Kensington P ...
and four times than the New York's
Central Park
Central Park is an urban park between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City, and the first landscaped park in the United States. It is the List of parks in New York City, sixth-largest park in the ...
.
References
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External links
Riyadh Green website
Year of establishment missing
Economy of Riyadh
Geography of Riyadh
Proposed infrastructure in Saudi Arabia
Government programs