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New Urban Indicators for Evaluating Urban Polices in Egypt: City Capacity and Capability (Capa 2 )

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: The developed nation's faces the demographic challenges, rapid urbanization, and rapid growth of their cities. The research attempts to create new indicators with several goals to evaluate the city to help developed nation decision makers and planners to do their role in enhancing the quality of life in their cities. First, review of urban challenges and urban development with the increasing of populations. Second, review the conventional urban indicators. Third, formulate of urban planning goals. Finally, it will calculate the comprehensive Planning Capa2 Energy (PC2E) by creating new urban indicators on an agricultural road (Abies) in the middle of Alexandria, Egypt as a case study.

Source: Procedia Environmental Sciences

DOI: 10.1016/j.proenv.2017.03.017

Authors: Riham S. Mohamed, Ali F. Bakr, Yousry M. Anany

Institution: Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology - King Marriott

Language: English

Topic: Sustainable Urban and Rural Development

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2603334290

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Cites: 29

Cited by: 4

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