The nuances of the supplied urban fabric in the MENA Region: Evidence from Alexandria, Egypt
In: Land use policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use, Band 73, S. 385-399
ISSN: 0264-8377
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In: Land use policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use, Band 73, S. 385-399
ISSN: 0264-8377
In: Urban forum, Band 32, Heft 3, S. 261-287
ISSN: 1874-6330
AbstractThe present paper attempts to fill a part of the gap in the studies on residential location choices and their relations to urban mobility, socio-economics, and the built environment by presenting the results of a study on Alexandria, Egypt, by analysing the results of a survey in eight neighbourhoods undertaken in 2015. Four questions were answered in this study: (i) "How are the main drivers behind residential location choices in Alexandria connected to various socio-demographic groups or people with different availability to urban and built environments?", (ii) "How are the main residential self-selections in Alexandria associated with one another and which are the most important?", (iii) "How are the housing location-related decisions of Egyptians similar to or different from international decisions?", and (iv) "How can planners and decision-makers use the knowledge produced by this study for urban planning and housing in Egypt?". Library work and the results of a Χ2 test of independence show that availability of transportation modes, nice neighbourhoods, and affordability are the strongest motives behind decisions. However, socio-economic factors are generally stronger than urban mobility and spatial issues. These findings are partly different from those of high-income countries.
In: Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, Band 76, S. 31-56