مفاهيم التنمية المستدامة ودورها في تعزيز جودة الحياة في الأحياء السكنية – حي الدرعية نموذجًا

Abstract

Sustainable development principles contribute to enhance the quality of life by providing healthy and comfortable residential environments. These principles enable communities to effectively address environmental and social challenges while improving individual well-being. Sustainability is a vital foundation for achieving a balance among environmental, social, and economic needs in residential neighborhoods. Sustainable architecture, or green architecture, focuses on designing buildings that preserve the environment, minimize the negative impacts of construction, and enhance the efficient use of resources such as energy and water. These principles are essential for ensuring the sustainability of residential neighborhoods and enhancing their quality of life, study aims to analyze the role of sustainability, particularly through green architecture, as a core part in achieving environmental balance. It highlights the environmental, social, and economic aspects of residential neighborhood design. The study emphasizes its importance within the global shift towards building sustainable cities that conserve natural resources and create healthy living environments for residents. It looks to explore how to balance various needs to ensure sustainable well-being, also study adopts a theoretical framework that reviews references for enhancing green spaces to achieve environmental, social, and economic sustainability, focusing on humans as the core of sustainable development. It also examines residential neighborhood models to evaluate the application of sustainability principles. Furthermore, the study stands for a scientific step toward developing sustainable solutions to improve living conditions in residential neighborhoods, achieving a balance between present needs and a sustainable future.