Ibrahim Mohamed Badwai Mahmoud <br/><br/>
Modelling and simulation of informal housing growth /  
 نمذجة ومحاكاة النمو المستقبلى لمناطق الإسكان اللارسمى 
Ibrahim Mohamed Badwai Mahmoud ; Supervised Mohamed M. Elbarmelgy , Ahmed Salah Eldin Ouf 
 - Cairo :   Ibrahim Mohamed Badwai Mahmoud ,   2010 
 - 403P. , (10) Folded Leaves of plates :   charts , facsimiles , maps ;   30cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Architectural Engineering 
<br/><br/>  There exists a vital need to increase our understanding of the fast - growing Informal Settements ( IS ) within the growing mega cities of less developed countries . To study and define the factors that plays the promising rule in urbanization and growth . Previous studies have used descriptive approaches about economic, social, political and cultural factors but they have not produced sufficient understanding to underpin useful and effective management tools 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Modelling  Simulation  Urban Growth