Green Sustainable Urban Systems: The Case of Jeddah

The governments of cities around the world are taking the green city approach into account by turning their cities’ weaknesses into opportunities. The Saudi Vision 2030 continues to support the concepts of smart growth with the vision of promoting economic growth and development. At the same time, it ensures that natural resources continue to provide the resources and environmental services that strengthen the foundation of the country. The paper gives an overview of the concepts and principles of green cities and examines the available green sustainable urban tools that may be appropriate for Jeddah City. to help it transform into a green city. The current research adopts the triangulation model of mixed methods that include analytical literature review, questionnaire, and case study analysis. The paper reviews the most common and important Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the global Green Rating Systems (GRS) for sustainable cities. The analytical literature review for the tools' official technical manuals and professional exploratory surveys that preceded this research has been critical to confirm the applicability of the suggested system and its KPIs. The sustainable city in UAE has been selected as a case study to be analyzed and employed in developing the suggested SGRS. The results suggested a Saudi Green Rating System (SGRS) that includes eight categories (One required category, 6 mandatory credit categories, and one optional category) with thirty-one KPI, a total weight of 80 points. The suggested GSRS can aid the required transformation in Saudi Cities.