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Abstract

This paper deals with analyzing the extent of residents' satisfaction with the role of residential neighborhood gardens in the framework of enhancing the applications of the Quality of life program document. The problem of the research lies in the incompatibility of the current status of neighborhood gardens with the principles of the concept of livability, which are infrastructure and transportation, health care, economic and educational opportunities, security and social environment, housing, urban design and the environment. Therefore, the research paper aims to elicit the most prominent problems facing neighborhood gardens from the point of view of the residents and within a framework of the Quality of Life Program document. This paper adopted the descriptive survey and field approach with the tools of observation. Questionnaire forms were distributed to a sample of (384) residents of the northern sector in the city of Riyadh as a case study. The paper reached a set of results that confirm the incompatibility of residential neighborhood gardens with some of the considerations of the Quality of life program document. Finally, the study recommended coordinating the efforts of the QOL Program with the Riyadh Municipality within the framework of developing the reality of residential neighborhood gardens in Riyadh in a manner that ensures the achievement of all considerations of the QOL Program document and in line with the objectives of the National Vision 2030

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