Challenges for sustainable development of informal settlements and of desert new towns in Cairo

Publikationstyp
Book Part
Date Issued
2017-01-18
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Harms, Hans  
Institut
Arbeitsbereich Städtebau III, Objektbezogene Stadtplanung 1-07  
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/4449
Start Page
147
End Page
169
Citation
Urban Book Series: 147-169 (2017-01-18)
Publisher DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-46289-9_12
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85060749441
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
ISBN
978-3-319-46289-9
978-3-319-46288-2
The intention of this paper is to explore the challenges in the Greater Cairo area for a more sustainable urban development, focusing on the two extreme forms of urban production in Cairo: the informal settlements and the desert new towns.
Subjects
Desert land
Informal settlement
Suez canal
Sustainable urban development
Workshop cluster
DDC Class
720: Architektur