Methodology to Applying Sustainability Indicators for New Urban Communities in Egypt

Abstract

The role of new urban communities in the global system has become clear to the importance of the development process in addressing the obstacles and challenges of balanced and sustainable urban growth and human settlement issues, in order to provide solutions to the problems facing the countries of the world to create an international community based on fairness, justice and solidarity. Therefore, Egypt declared an interest in including the concepts of sustainability in the urban system and paid attention to the axes of sustainable development, but this was not addressed in the design and implementation of new governmental or private urban communities. Accordingly, the research paper addresses indicators of the sustainability of new urban communities through the basic pillars provided by the sustainability assessment programs of new urban communities, including (LEED, Breeam Communities, ESTIDAMA, CASBEE-UD). Where meeting points were found for the global development axes of the programs and clarification of urban planning systems with its various elements in addressing these axes. The research paper also discusses some approaches that can help planners address the urban challenges of urban communities, which in turn are reflected on the social and environmental levels in these communities, thus increasing economic returns and urban sustainability.