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This study examined the nexus between a multi-factor human poverty index and the ur-ban factors. Several communities related issues to poverty were investigated in comparison to the characteristics of urban context such as construction type, the height of buildings, and ac-cess to basic services. Social and urban surveys were used in this study. This research high-lighted several problems such as lack of commercial and industrial activities among the case studies.

The globe witnessed a rapid development of the concepts of sustainability, smart architecture, and intelligent buildings during recent decades. The Healthy environment, particularly thermal comfort, is an essential concern for planners, urbanists, and architects to produce a healthy and thermally comfortable environment. A better understanding of the parameters that affect the Outdoor Thermal Comfort (OTC) will enable urbanists and environmentalists to control the microclimate and to enhance environmental performance. Several parameters affect the thermal comfort of human-being such as air temperature, mean radiant temperature (MRT), air velocity, humidity, metabolic rate, and clothing insulation. Assessing the MRT is considered the most challenging parameter in outdoor spaces. Recent researches recognized several approaches to determine the OTC in different climatic zones. The influence of different climates and user groups has significantly altered the range of responses for thermal comfort. This paper focuses on reviewing the current state of knowledge on how to assess the OTC and the MRT in the hot arid climate. Results confirmed the integration of the appropriate OTC index with other design tools to evaluate the OTC and the MRT. It also confirmed that Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET) and Predictive Mean Vote (PMV) are the most common indices. While ENVI-met and RayMan are the most common software to assess the OTC.

Intro -- Conference Organization -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Structure of the Book -- 2.1 Part I: Future of Saudi Cities -- 2.2 Part II: Smart Inclusive and Livable Cities -- 2.3 Part III: Smart Environmental Solutions -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- Future of Saudi Cities -- Understanding the Role of Innovative Policies and Strategies on the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Among Food Handlers Impacted During Pandemic of Covid-19 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 Awareness of Food Handlers to the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Rijal Almaa and Local Tourism in Saudi Arabia -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Challenges Faced -- 1.2 Principles of Historical Sites Revitalization -- 1.3 Methods -- 1.4 Case Study: My Bayut- Heritage Village Abu Dhabi- United Emirates -- 2 Empirical Case Study -- 2.1 Site Analysis -- 2.2 Data Collection Tools -- 2.3 Data Analysis -- 2.4 Discussion of Findings -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- The Future of the City: Towards Establishing Intelligent Cities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods of Research -- 2.1 Aim of Research -- 2.2 Methodology of Research -- 3 Definition of Smart City -- 4 Importance of Smart City -- 4.1 Aims of Smart Cities -- 4.2 Challenges of Smart Cities -- 5 How Smart Cities Work -- 5.1 Smart Cities and Sustainability -- 6 International Case Studies -- 6.1 Case Study 1: Singapore, Republic of Singapore (Table 1) -- 6.2 Case Study 2: Atlanta (Table 2) -- 7 Towards Establishing Intelligent Cities -- 7.1 Start a Smart City Project -- 7.2 Using Technologies and Their Capabilities -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Strategic Development Plan Proposed for the Future City NEOM -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 NEOM Project.

This book seeks to address the key challenges and opportunities of "future cities" embracing novel approaches and grounded technologies in pursuing a vision for smart, inclusive cities. The objective of this book is to discuss multiple areas at the local, national, and international levels and how these challenges can hinder the development objectives planned to be achieved by the cities of the future. The chapters featured in this collection were presented at the 6th Memaryat International Conference (MIC 2022), held at the Effat University, Jeddah. MICs objective is to build bridges between science, technology, and innovation, seen as the key levers of attaining the SDGs. This book provides the most innovative ideas presented at the conference to address the key manifestation of "future cities" to embrace novel approaches and grounded technologies in the pursue of a vision for smart inclusive cities. It thus represents a platform for diverse contributions from academics and practitioners to present their different perspectives addressed theoretically as well as in practice concerning the challenges and opportunities of future cities. This includes contributions from decision-makers, architects, urban planners, urban designers, entrepreneurs, and educators to stimulate discussion covering the latest on the challenges and opportunities for better future cities in the different domains of architecture, building science and technology, environmental design, mobility & infrastructure, urban design & landscape, housing & real estate developments, urban planning, governance, socio-cultural & economic development, community engagement, tourism and heritage revitalization.