new towns program of Egypt
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The new towns program of Egypt is a government-led urban development initiative aimed at creating planned cities across the country to alleviate congestion in existing urban centers and support population and economic growth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Egyptian new urban communities program | 1 |
| new towns program of Egypt canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government program
ⓘ
urban development program ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| economicPolicyRole |
job creation
ⓘ
regional development ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
desert urbanization
ⓘ
new towns ⓘ satellite cities ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Eastern Desert of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Desert
Nile Delta ⓘ Nile Valley ⓘ North Coast of Egypt ⓘ Suez Canal Zone ⓘ
surface form:
Suez Canal region
Western Desert ⓘ |
| goal |
alleviate congestion in existing urban centers
ⓘ
create planned cities across Egypt ⓘ support economic growth ⓘ support population growth ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Egyptian government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Egypt
Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities
New Urban Communities Authority ⓘ |
| includesCity |
10th of Ramadan City
ⓘ
6th of October City ⓘ Badr City ⓘ Egyptian new administrative capital project ⓘ
surface form:
New Administrative Capital of Egypt
New Alamein City ⓘ Assiut ⓘ
surface form:
New Assiut
Beni Suef city ⓘ
surface form:
New Beni Suef
Borg El Arab ⓘ
surface form:
New Borg El Arab
New Cairo ⓘ New Damietta ⓘ New Fayoum ⓘ New Minya ⓘ Sohag ⓘ
surface form:
New Sohag
New Tiba ⓘ Obour City ⓘ Sadat City ⓘ Shorouk City ⓘ |
| legalFramework | New Urban Communities Law No. 59 of 1979 ⓘ |
| planningApproach | state-led urban planning ⓘ |
| policyType |
spatial planning policy
ⓘ
urban expansion policy ⓘ |
| populationPolicyRole | redistribution of population ⓘ |
| startPeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| strategy |
create new industrial and economic hubs
ⓘ
deconcentrate population from Nile Valley and Delta ⓘ develop new urban communities in desert areas ⓘ |
| targetSector |
housing
ⓘ
industry ⓘ infrastructure ⓘ services ⓘ |
| urbanForm | planned city model ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Egyptian new urban communities program