Drivers of urban sprawl in two large Middle-eastern countries
Literature on Iran and Egypt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12948533 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Houshmand Masoumi (0000-0003-2843-4890, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Maryamsadat Hosseini (0000-0002-2706-9249, Ain Shams University), Amr Ah Gouda (0000-0002-3769-2384) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-79 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | HUMAN GEOGRAPHIES – Journal of Studies and Research in Human Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1843-6587 • E-ISSN: 2067-2284 |
| Publisher | University of Bucharest (Bucharest University Press) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5719/hgeo.2018.121.4 |
| OpenAlex | W2804684730 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 12 |
This paper reviews the relevant literature of Iran and Egypt as two large countries of the region and concludes that four phenomena are common between the two countries and are accountable for sprawling, namely (1) wholesale land selling to the lower economic class, (2) deficiencies of planning systems in controlling development plans, (3) fast and uncontrolled increase in urban population, and (4) rural-urban migration. These drivers are categorized in two classes of demographic and planning-related trends. Besides, there is a number of peculiar trends that have nationwide causes but are uncommon in Iran and Egypt. The authors of this paper consider that the demographic drivers or sprawl addressed by the Middle Eastern scholars are not actual causes but only consequences, or there is a correlation between the demographic factors and sprawl. More in-depth historical and socioeconomic studies are needed to find the associations between sprawl and unstudied phenomena like change in technologies, culture, and lifestyle
Civil engineering · Development economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Geography · Land use · Population · Regional science · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Urban planning · Urban sprawl · Engineering · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Medicine · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Planning and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |