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Greening the Urban Environment: An Integrated Approach to Planning Sustainable Cities—The Case of Greater Cairo
This chapter investigates the concept of greening the urban environment as an integrated approach to realizing sustainable urban development, mitigating the impact of rapid urbanization, and enhancing the quality of life. It examines the role of urban greenways in planning sustainable green cities and in alleviating the ills of rapid urbanization.
On the one hand, sustainable green planning seeks to maximize environmental performance in order to improve and support the natural environment while enhancing social life and economic vitality of cities. On the other hand, “greenways,” given their benefit on the health and well-being of urban populations, contribute to realizing sustainable green cities. This research thus explores the concept of greenway planning globally and in the Greater Cairo Region (GCR). A thorough analysis of prior studies aims to explore the potential of adopting the greenway concept in the Egyptian context while recognizing impediments hindering the execution of proposed schemes. Earlier research as well as statistical data from international and local organizations suggest that the GCR suffers severe lack of green open spaces despite possessing a huge potential to build a coherent network of greenways with distinct functions. The chapter concludes with suggestions to advance green planning in Egypt.
Greening the Urban Environment: An Integrated Approach to Planning Sustainable Cities—The Case of Greater Cairo
This chapter investigates the concept of greening the urban environment as an integrated approach to realizing sustainable urban development, mitigating the impact of rapid urbanization, and enhancing the quality of life. It examines the role of urban greenways in planning sustainable green cities and in alleviating the ills of rapid urbanization.
On the one hand, sustainable green planning seeks to maximize environmental performance in order to improve and support the natural environment while enhancing social life and economic vitality of cities. On the other hand, “greenways,” given their benefit on the health and well-being of urban populations, contribute to realizing sustainable green cities. This research thus explores the concept of greenway planning globally and in the Greater Cairo Region (GCR). A thorough analysis of prior studies aims to explore the potential of adopting the greenway concept in the Egyptian context while recognizing impediments hindering the execution of proposed schemes. Earlier research as well as statistical data from international and local organizations suggest that the GCR suffers severe lack of green open spaces despite possessing a huge potential to build a coherent network of greenways with distinct functions. The chapter concludes with suggestions to advance green planning in Egypt.
Greening the Urban Environment: An Integrated Approach to Planning Sustainable Cities—The Case of Greater Cairo
Innovative Renewable Energy
Sayigh, Ali (editor) / Trombadore, Antonella (editor) / El Adli, Khalid Zakaria (author) / Abd El Aziz, Noha A. (author)
2021-07-24
26 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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