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Optimizing the Performance of Environmental Planners and Designers in Saudi Society
ANIStlRRM IMAA N
Faculty of Environmental Design. King Abdulaziz Univers ity (Recei ved : 1 /11 /14 21, Accepted : 5/9/1 42 2)
i\IlSI I( \Cf . The main theme or the paper is to optim ize the per- formu ncc orcnviroruncntal planner»anddcsignL'rs in order to Il1~L't
the cha llengesof the1\\~nty lirstcenturySaud iSOl'i~ly. These chal-
kng~ ~ assume anaddedxig u i fic uuc c if\icwcd against the backdrop of unprecedented rate or urbanization due 10 the adoption of high technology and the resultant Ia-t structural change»in the cmp l ov - mcntpatte rnor SaudiArabia."lh c-,c changesareexpectedtogel trans- tor mcd furtherdue totheant icip arcddyn.nnic impactofthe 21stccn- turvglobalcityera.
The paper attempt> (0 Ionn ulate an intcgr.u i. c and interacti ve paradigm of salient dctcrrniu untxand parameters of environmental planningand design.IIalsocontendsthatthe per form anceof environ- mental plannersanddesignerscan best be optimized byadopting the coorduuuivc, muiti-inst itutional. and inter-discip linary fram ewo rk prm idcd by the paradigm in the CIHll ~ :\ 1 or the constraints. con- sequences.and potentialsorthe Saudi plan ning process.Finally, the paper putsforth some or thesalientconcl usions and recomm endations nlt hcstudy.
Kr\ \\oRf)s: Optimizing l.nvironmcntal Design: Perfo rmance of En-
\ iro nmental Plann ers: l.nvironmcntul Design in Saud i Arabia:l.nviroruncntulPlann ing and l icsign.
Introduction
The pivotal role played by the environmenta l planners and desi gners in achie v- ing human comf ort ; sa fety and effic iency hardly needs any empha sis, From
limeimmemorial , man has been trying to modify his environment to suit his
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