TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Sustainable upgrading of informal settlements in the developing world, case study: Ezzbet Abd El Meniem Riyadh, Alexandria, Egypt
JO  - Procedia engineering
A1  - Menshawy, Adel El
A1  - Aly, Sherine Shafik
A1  - Salman, Ahmed Moussa
SP  - 168
EP  - 177
VL  - 21
IS  - 
N2  - One of the biggest obstacles for development in the developing countries is the rapid population growth. This, together with continuing poverty and lack of basic needs for an acceptable life imposes a great challenge for sustainable development.  The paper deals with the problem of the informal settlement phenomenon in Egypt and the means of its upgrading by adopting the concept of sustainable urban development through firstly analysis for relevant example, secondly setting a criteria and guidelines to be applied finally on a case study of an informal settlement in Alexandria, Egypt.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1877-7058
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2011.11.2001
ID  - ref1
ER  -