A Framework of EBRD Green Urbanism Program for Developing New Egyptian Cities by Using GIS and Remote Sensing (Case Study: Six October City)

Abstract

Several cities at the international and local levels have adopted the green urbanism approach to reach sustainable communities in the environmental, economic, social and institutional sectors, due to the challenges of high pollution rates and non-optimal exploitation of natural resources, energy and water, especially with the increase in urban expansion and high rates of development in many cities. The application of the green urbanism approach was based on a set of indicators which developed by a number of international programs such as LEED, BREEAM, CASBEE and the indicators of EBRD Green Cities Program. These programs targeted the transformation of existing and new urban communities into green ones to improve their performance and meet their current and future needs with least possible challenges. The EBRD green city program is considered one of the comprehensive programs that have been applied different cities around the world, and covers most green urbanism. At the local level, The Sustainable Cities Unit and the Egyptian Council of Green Building and Sustainable Cities try nowadays to develop new applicable policies, plans and indicators of green urbanism to achieve the pillars of Egypt Vision 2030 by using EBRD green city program. Therefore this paper aims to formulate suitable framework for implementing the green urbanism approach in developing new Egyptian cities by using EBRD program. This comes reviewing the previous studies, experiences and international reports on green urbanism indicators, especially EBRD program. In addition to evaluating Six October city (the first new city, which joined the EBRD Program in April 2021) according to EBRD indicators by using GIS and remote sensing technology to identify their challenges and put suitable framework to develop it into green one.

A Holistic Framework for Evaluating QOUL Linking Contemporary Planning Theories Principles

“…The new administrative capital in Egypt stands out as a prominent example of a city that applies the principles of green and smart urbanism. The principles of green urbanism are summarized as: (i) urban planning and transportation, (ii) water and biological resources and (iii) energy and resources (Elkawy and Ahmed, 2023)…”