by Faro | Oct 31, 2018 | Cities, MENA, New Town development, Population Migration, Property market, Public Transport, Shopping Centres, Smart Technology, Urban development
Today is World Cities Day 2018 and it is hosted by the city of Liverpool, UK and the event is being jointly organised with UN-Habitat and the Shanghai People’s Government. The event is being attended by mayors, national and local government experts, representatives...
by Faro | Apr 20, 2018 | Cities, MENA, New Town development, Urban development
The WEF on June 7th, 2017 came up with what it labelled “the top 25 cities of the future” citing a report of AT Kearney, a global business-consulting firm, that ranked 128 cities based on their projected levels of importance and competitiveness in the future. It...
by Faro | Oct 25, 2016 | Carbon footprint, Cities, Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, Greening of the desert, Housing development, MENA, New Town development, Urban development
As urban areas continue to expand, it was confirmed at the recently held UN Habitat III Conference that most of the growth is unplanned and unregulated in most countries of the world. The MENA region stands generally amongst the worst affected with the North-African...
by Faro | Aug 30, 2016 | Budget, Cities, Consultants, Diversification of the economy, Green Buildings, Greening of the desert, Housing, MENA, New Town development, Saudi Arabia
BBC News asked in a TV programme one evening of February 5th, 2016 this question: Will Saudi Arabia’s plans for a new city be successful? The show went on to elaborate how Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) is one of the most ambitious...
