SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS IN EGYPT: ASSESSING SOCIAL CAPITAL FOR DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD MODELS IN GREATER CAIRO REGION | ||||
| JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences | ||||
| Article 2, Volume 46, No 2, March and April 2018, Page 160-180 PDF (850.15 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesaun.2018.114463 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Islam Ghonimi; Ahmed Awaad | ||||
| Architecture Department, Shubra Faculty of engineering, Benha University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Social capital considers social networks that assure the correlation, cooperation and contraction between neighborhoods. Different scholars discussed the role of urban form in enhancing social capital. Changing development patterns from the traditional in old Egyptian cities to modern neighborhood in new Egyptian settlements creates a debate of their impacts on social capital. Based on case study of three types of neighborhoods, this research provides an understanding of the correlation between specific neighborhoods urban configuration and Social capital and social sustainability. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Crime opportunities; crime rates; crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED); fear of crime; sense of safety and security; neighborhood urban patterns | ||||
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