<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Unlike other developing countries, the housing market in Egypt is characterized by densely populated urban areas in old cities and the peripheral urban agglomeration. In contrast, a high rate of vacancy along most of the new cities that have been established since the 1980s is seen. Regardless of such high rate of vacancies, still the variation in occupancy rates among those new cities is notable. Questions arising include: Does proximity to old cities or Greater Cairo affect the size of the population of the new cities? Is the size of the city or the year of establishment plays roles in attracting more inhabitants? The factors of spatial characteristics of new cities in Egypt remain questionable. This research aims to reveal the association between occupancy rate and six factors related to the spatial characteristics of new cities and their geographical locations, such as; current inhabitants, the estimated size of the target group, the size of new cities, total number of housing units, distance to nearby old city, and distance to Greater Cairo.</p></abstract>

Unlike other developing countries, the housing market in Egypt is characterized by densely populated urban areas in old cities and the peripheral urban agglomeration. In contrast, a high rate of vacancy along most of the new cities that have been established since the 1980s is seen. Regardless of such high rate of vacancies, still the variation in occupancy rates among those new cities is notable. Questions arising include: Does proximity to old cities or Greater Cairo affect the size of the population of the new cities? Is the size of the city or the year of establishment plays roles in attracting more inhabitants? The factors of spatial characteristics of new cities in Egypt remain questionable. This research aims to reveal the association between occupancy rate and six factors related to the spatial characteristics of new cities and their geographical locations, such as; current inhabitants, the estimated size of the target group, the size of new cities, total number of housing units, distance to nearby old city, and distance to Greater Cairo.

Will Distance to the Capital City Matter When Supplying New Cities in Egypt?

Department of Architectural Engineering and Environmental Design, Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, Alexandria,

Center for Technology and Society, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin,

GeoScape

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Unlike other developing countries, the housing market in Egypt is characterized by densely populated urban areas in old cities and the peripheral urban...

Will Distance to the Capital City Matter When Supplying New Cities in Egypt?

Published Online: Jan 23, 2017

Page range: 35 - 52

Received: Sep 20, 2016

Accepted: Dec 05, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/geosc-2016-0004

Keywords
Egyptian new cities, spatial analysis, distance to the capital city, population change

© 2016 Mohamed R. Ibrahim et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Will Distance to the Capital City Matter When Supplying New Cities in Egypt?

Published Online: Jan 23, 2017

Page range: 35 - 52

Received: Sep 20, 2016

Accepted: Dec 05, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/geosc-2016-0004

KeywordsEgyptian new cities, spatial analysis, distance to the capital city, population change

© 2016 Mohamed R. Ibrahim et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Egyptian new cities, spatial analysis, distance to the capital city, population change