Environmental guidelines for sustainable neighborhood planning: case study: Alex-west compound, Alexandria
Joint Authors
Musad, Jihan
Rizq, Nardini
Farghali, Yasir Ahmad
Hani, Nirmin Ali
Source
Journal of Al-Azhar University Engineering Sector
Issue
Vol. 13, Issue 49 (31 Oct. 2018), pp.1360-1379, 20 p.
Publisher
al-Azhar University Faculty of Engineering
Publication Date
2018-10-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
20
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Planning new sustainable neighborhoods is essential to achieve environmentally friendly, economically vibrant, culturally meaningful cities.
Building new communities that are physically and socially sustainable is a challenge when resolving the city‟s housing crisis and avoiding problems.
These new communities that are physically and socially sustainable to resolve the communities‟ housing and environmental degradation , problems of poverty,and insecurity.
Moreover, there are other challenges for planning the sustainable neighborhoods.
Sustainable urban planning plays an important role in achieving sustainable growth and development by integrating sustainable development principles in urban planning strategies.However, sustainable urban development of neighborhoods is important to achieve the goals of environmental improvements through the development of land use, transportation, housing, energy efficiency, economic development, and public health.
Based on the literature review ,the environmental aspects of urban development strategies are deduced to help neighborhoods achieve the sustainable goals studied .
Then by analyzing international and local case studies the paper concludes guidelines to be applied in planning sustainable neighborhoods.
Finally, the design guidelines for sustainable neighborhood planning are deduced and applied on Alex west an existing residential neighborhood in Alexandria, some of the guidelines are applied in the chosen neighborhood.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Musad, Jihan& Farghali, Yasir Ahmad& Hani, Nirmin Ali& Rizq, Nardini. 2018. Environmental guidelines for sustainable neighborhood planning: case study: Alex-west compound, Alexandria. Journal of Al-Azhar University Engineering Sector،Vol. 13, no. 49, pp.1360-1379.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-925030
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Musad, Jihan…[et al.]. Environmental guidelines for sustainable neighborhood planning: case study: Alex-west compound, Alexandria. Journal of Al-Azhar University Engineering Sector Vol. 13, no. 49 (Oct. 2018), pp.1360-1379.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-925030
American Medical Association (AMA)
Musad, Jihan& Farghali, Yasir Ahmad& Hani, Nirmin Ali& Rizq, Nardini. Environmental guidelines for sustainable neighborhood planning: case study: Alex-west compound, Alexandria. Journal of Al-Azhar University Engineering Sector. 2018. Vol. 13, no. 49, pp.1360-1379.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-925030
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
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Record ID
BIM-925030