TY - GEN AU - Amgad Aly Fahmy Farghal AU - Ahmed Mostafa Abdelghafar , AU - Mohamed Moemen Gamaleldin Affify , TI - An appraisal approach towards sustainability in arid zones : : An application on : new communities in the greater cairo region ; Supervised Mohamed Moemen Gamal Eldin Affify , Ahmed Mostafa Abdelghafar PY - 2005/// CY - Cairo : PB - Amgad Aly Fahmy Farghal , KW - Appraisal Approach KW - Integrative Approach KW - New Communities KW - Residential Buildings KW - Sustainable Architecture N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Architectural Engineering; Issued also as CD N2 - Until recently , the endeavor to sustain economic growth in Egypt has not been paralleled with its negative environmental effectsThus , the main challenge underlying Egyptian environmental policy is to maintain a balance between the needs of economic growth and the protection of natural resources this can be balanced through a sustainable approach UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -