Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Residential
Commercial
Government
Health
Educational
e Nile
Dispersed buildings
Vacant land
Roads
Other uses
Ring road
Linear urban pattern
Former airport
Railroad
FIGURE 4.1
Giza northern sector land uses. (From Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Development,
Project for Giza Northern Sector Development and Reuse of Imbaba Airport Site
, Ministry of Housing,
Utilities and Urban Development, Cairo, 2008.)
4.4.2.3 Increased Density
Informal areas are characterised by very high densities (e.g.: in Boulaq
Al-Dakrour, this ranges from 490 to 2,500 persons/ha); usually upgrading
programmes tend to relocate some families to decrease this density, if possi-
ble. However, the high density should be maintained, unless it poses a threat
