The role of the state in managing urban land supply and prices in Egypt

Using GIS in constructing area-based physical deprivation index in Cairo Governorate, Egypt

“…In reality, there is no official documentation on the history of slums and informal settlements in Cairo. Nevertheless, many studies have tied their emergence and progressive growth to the failure of state housing policies, laws, and delivery systems in Egypt (El Araby, 2003;Fahmi & Sutton, 2008;Harris & Wahba, 2002) combined with State indifference and inaction in sanctioning their growth (Dorman, 2007).…”

“…These projects were constructed around newly established industrial centers and on the outskirts and cleared "slum" areas of the city (Fahmi & Sutton, 2008). The target in the Five Year-Plan 1960e1965 was to fund building 14,500 units through the nationalized policy (El Araby, 2003). However, the government was only able to finance and construct 5000 units in 1950s and early 1960s (Harris & Wahba, 2002;Soliman, 1995).…”

“…However, the government was only able to finance and construct 5000 units in 1950s and early 1960s (Harris & Wahba, 2002;Soliman, 1995). The harshest blow to the governmental contribution to these projects came during the period between 1965 and 1975 when high priority was accorded to the military expenses as a result of a quasi-permanent state of war in Egypt and the rise in the construction costs (El Araby, 2003;Harris & Wahba, 2002).…”

An Analysis on the Role of Urban Land Market in Spatial Development of Cities: A Case Study of Mashhad, Iran

“…An urban development policy, therefore, becomes a crucial and serious responsibility. Such a policy with the organized guidance of a constructive process should remove the disorders as well as prevent the appearance of disorders, especially in social and physical dimensions (El Araby 2003). The rapid growth of cities have caused social, economical, and physical problems such as rising poverty, housing problems, failure in urban services, illegal settlements, social crime, air pollution, and dwindling green spaces, among others problems (Wagrowski, Hites 1996).…”

“…For the study of urban land, it is important to explore legal, political, economical, investment, physical and spatial, technical, social, and environmental topics (El Araby 2003). It has been said that land as a whole is completely sourced from nature.…”