SALALAH, Oman, Aug 20 (NNN-ONA) – The Arab Conference on Sustainable Cities, kicked off on Monday in Salalah, Oman, aiming to discuss sustainable urban planning strategies and the role of real estate developers in sustainable development.
The two-day conference would review several topics, including sustainable urban development, smart cities, urban planning and design standards, smart partnerships for real estate developers, and local, regional and global models of urban development.
Chairman of the organising committee of the conference, Mohammed Al-Taweel, stressed that, sustainable development in the field of housing, aims at integrating the urban, health and environmental aspects, towards the welfare of citizens to achieve national and competitive vision at the regional and global levels.
Ahmed Al-Subaih, secretary-general of the Arab Cities Organisation, said that, cities at different stages of development need to bring about social and economic transformations, that will help them achieve their development plans and programmes, especially with regard to housing.
