Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Main
entrances
Streets less
than 5 m width
Entrances
3 325 N
3 324 N
Entrances
Entrances
3 323 N
3 322 N
Entrances
3 321 N
Entrances
FIGURE 4.4
Street hierarchy and entrances in Boulaq Al-Dakrour, Cairo. (From General Organisation of
Physical Planning, Giza Governorate, GTZ, and Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban
Development,
Boulaq Al-Dakrour District Guide Plan 2004-2017
, GTZ, Cairo, 2004.)
living in an informal area without having to go outside except for some
higher educational and health services. This can be apparent through the
following aspects.
4.4.3.1 Mixed Use and Diversity
Informal areas are usually characterised by mixed uses that are seen by
the formal authorities as incorrect. However, it is the mixed uses that give
the area its richness, liveliness and advantage of availability of needs within
