Bottom-up and Top-down Slum Development: The New Urban Communities in Egypt and its impact in addressing the Housing Crisis in terms of sustainability
(2025) ASBM01 20251Department of Architecture and Built Environment
- Abstract
- Egypt’s area is approximately 1.002 million km². However, the population and economic activity are concentrated along the banks of the Nile, where the urbanization rate is approximately 7.8%, while the rest of the land is considered desert. This population and spatial density has prompted both the public and private sectors to consider and seek solutions represented by building new urban communities, whether in the desert for development or on the outskirts of cities to reduce pressure on urban centers. The government has adopted desert development projects and slum development projects, while the private sector is building communities targeting specific groups for profit.
This study attempts to evaluate the success of these models in... (More) - Egypt’s area is approximately 1.002 million km². However, the population and economic activity are concentrated along the banks of the Nile, where the urbanization rate is approximately 7.8%, while the rest of the land is considered desert. This population and spatial density has prompted both the public and private sectors to consider and seek solutions represented by building new urban communities, whether in the desert for development or on the outskirts of cities to reduce pressure on urban centers. The government has adopted desert development projects and slum development projects, while the private sector is building communities targeting specific groups for profit.
This study attempts to evaluate the success of these models in achieving their desired goals and examine their shortcomings, with the aim of using them to develop an informal area in Alexandria, which suffers from real urban and humanitarian problems. The design concept relies on social sustainability and community participation of individuals and entities involved in the urban process, with the goal of achieving one of the goals of sustainable urbanization: providing a decent life for all members of society alike. (Less)
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- author
- Mohamed, Asmaa
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- ASBM01 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Slums. Egypt.
- language
- English
- id
- 9210422
- date added to LUP
- 2025-09-08 14:16:10
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abstract = {{Egypt’s area is approximately 1.002 million km². However, the population and economic activity are concentrated along the banks of the Nile, where the urbanization rate is approximately 7.8%, while the rest of the land is considered desert. This population and spatial density has prompted both the public and private sectors to consider and seek solutions represented by building new urban communities, whether in the desert for development or on the outskirts of cities to reduce pressure on urban centers. The government has adopted desert development projects and slum development projects, while the private sector is building communities targeting specific groups for profit.
This study attempts to evaluate the success of these models in achieving their desired goals and examine their shortcomings, with the aim of using them to develop an informal area in Alexandria, which suffers from real urban and humanitarian problems. The design concept relies on social sustainability and community participation of individuals and entities involved in the urban process, with the goal of achieving one of the goals of sustainable urbanization: providing a decent life for all members of society alike.}},
author = {{Mohamed, Asmaa}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Bottom-up and Top-down Slum Development: The New Urban Communities in Egypt and its impact in addressing the Housing Crisis in terms of sustainability}},
year = {{2025}},
}