Residential Mobility in Egypt; A Must or a Myth

Eldin, Rania Nasr; Khalil, Heba Allah Essam E.; Kamel, Rowaida Reda

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-29948-8_13

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“…Moreover, nonmaterial factors such as proximity to family and friends, and sense of community have shown significance impact when it comes to making a decision of housing allocation (Sims et al 2008). On the other hand, age and social attributes may influence the process of housing location choice (Nasr Eldin et al 2014;Zegras et al 2007). Furthermore, travel behavior and availability of commuting modes are another way to look at the individual behaviors toward housing allocations (Boarnet & Crane 2001;Hammond 2005).…”

Section: "What Distinguishes New Cities and Communities Is That All Dmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Ibrahim

Masoumi

2016

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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 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. Key words:Egyptian new cities, spatial analysis, distance to the capital city, population change Highlights for public administration, management and planning:• Occupancy rates of new cities established after 1990 are associated with city size.• Proximity to the nearby old city, or to Greater Cairo has no association with occupancy rate.• Central approach in planning new cities in Greater Cairo agglomeration is questioned.

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Section: "What Distinguishes New Cities and Communities Is That All Dmentioning

confidence: 99%