Madinah, Sha'ban 24, 1439, May 10, 2018, SPA -- A number of participants in the First International Conference on Humanizing Cities, being organized by Madinah Development Commission, have stressed the importance of concerted efforts to humanize cities and educate members of the society. They said at a symposium organized by Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on the sidelines of the conference entitled Humanizing Cities and their Social Impacts that humanization of cities will contribute to positive change in life and the creation of reconciled societies. The participants included Assistant Secretary General of the Center for Local Administration Dr. Thamer Al-Mutairi, Mayor of Madinah Development Commission Engineer Fahd Al-Belihshi, Harvard University professor of design, technology and management Dr. Spiropolis, Member of the Shura Council Dr. Khaled Al-Dghaither, Advisor to the Agency of Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs for City Planning Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Al-Buthi, Member of the academic staff of Faculty of Architecture at the University of Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal, Dr. Mishary Abdullah Al-Naeem, and the founding director of the Center for Urban Environment Studies in Jordan, Dr. Mohammed Al-Assad. --SPA 16:00 LOCAL TIME 13:00 GMT 0012 www.spa.gov.sa/w685374