Hisham Tarek Nadim <br/><br/>
Urban growth management as an approach for livable and sustainable communities /  
 إدارة النمو العمرانى كمدخل للمجتمعات حيوية ومستدامة 
Hisham Tarek Nadim ; Supervised Ahmed Elkourdy , Mohamed Emam 
 - Cairo :   Hisham Tarek Nadim ,   2012 
 - 159Leaves :   charts , facsimiles , maps ;   30cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Alazhar University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Architectural Engineering 
<br/><br/> Egypt will face a serious problem in the next decades which is overpopulation . This overpopulation has already burdened the Nile valley and declined the overall quality of urbanization . Urban growth will be concentrated in urban areas . The government has invaded the hinterland and planned to construct 59 new cities since the 1970's . The first phase was to start with 20 cities , but after more than thirty years these cities failed to fulfill 15 % of their targeted population 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Priority Development map  Smart growth , New Urbanism  Urban growth management