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The transnational Gulf City: Saudi and migrant values of public open spaces in Jeddah

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  • Abdullah Addas
  • Clare Rishbeth

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This paper outlines patterns of use, perceived benefits and place attachment relating to public open space in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a city in which almost half the residents are born overseas. The methods included case studies representing different recreational landscape typologies, observational analysis and 85 on-site interviews (46% Saudi, 54% migrants). The findings outline the benefits of visiting as a retreat from busy lifestyles, for everyday sociability, for improving health, for religious practice and for mutual support, highlighting dimensions of gender, transnationality and heritage. The paper explores place attachment related to displacement comparing between impacts of migration and of rapid urbanisation. The narratives suggest that experiences shaped by temporality and memory inform emotional geographies for both Saudi and migrant residents. There are differences in patterns of use between resident groups, but the paper concludes that, within a highly stratified society, the public open spaces of Jeddah provide an important resource of shared pleasures and everyday multiculture.

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  • Abdullah Addas & Clare Rishbeth, 2018. "The transnational Gulf City: Saudi and migrant values of public open spaces in Jeddah," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(7), pages 939-951, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:clarxx:v:43:y:2018:i:7:p:939-951
    DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2018.1427709
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    1. Abdullah Addas & Ghassan Alserayhi, 2020. "Quantitative Evaluation of Public Open Space per Inhabitant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Case Study of the City of Jeddah," SAGE Open, , vol. 10(2), pages 21582440209, May.
    2. Abdullah Addas & Ahmad Maghrabi & Ran Goldblatt, 2021. "Public Open Spaces Evaluation Using Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA) in Saudi Universities: The Case of King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-16, January.
    3. Abdullah Addas & Ahmad Maghrabi, 2021. "Social Evaluation of Public Open Space Services and Their Impact on Well-Being: A Micro-Scale Assessment from a Coastal University," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-19, April.

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