Investigating urban growth scenarios in Wadi El Natrun area, Egypt, using the UPlan land use allocation model
| Autor: | Dina M. Saad Allah, Hany S. Abd ElAzeem, Hany M. Ayad |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
geography.geographical_feature_category
Strategic urban planning Geographic information system Land use Urban agglomeration business.industry Geography Planning and Development Land-use planning Management Monitoring Policy and Law Geography Urban planning Environmental protection Agriculture business Environmental planning Wadi Earth-Surface Processes |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Land Use Science. 8:304-320 |
| ISSN: | 1747-4248 1747-423X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1747423x.2012.667449 |
| Popis: | This study aims at establishing an approach for the analysis of urban growth dynamics to support urban planning decisions in Egypt. This approach is based on the UPlan model. It acknowledges the lack of historical land use detailed data in most of the Egyptian cities and is heavily based on socioeconomic and land use patterns collected from field surveys and census data. The model is tested on Wadi El Natrun city, an urban agglomeration located on the agricultural fringes of the Nile River. Several scenarios are generated based on changes in a set of attractors, discouragements, and masks. The use of such model is recommended to both urban planners in assessing the effect of their land use allocation decisions and the local authorities in evaluating those plans and possible actions regarding land policies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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