An Effective Framework for Monitoring and Measuring the Progress towards Sustainable Development in the Peri-Urban Areas of the Greater Cairo Region, Egypt

Muhammad Salem, Naoki Tsurusaki, Prasanna Divigalpitiya and Emad Kenawy
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Muhammad Salem: Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
Naoki Tsurusaki: Faculty of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
Prasanna Divigalpitiya: Faculty of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
Emad Kenawy: Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt

World, 2020, vol. 1, issue 1, 1-19

Abstract: Sustainable development (SD) has become a crucial challenge globally, particularly in developing countries and cities. SD of peri-urban areas (PUA) has been tackled by a limited number of studies, unlike that of urban areas or cities. The PUAs of Greater Cairo (GC) are no exception; no study had addressed the state of the PUAs in terms of SD. Thus, this study sought to measure and evaluate the progress towards the SD in the PUAs of Greater Cairo, Egypt. Thirteen indicators were extracted from selected documents of the competent international organizations to measure and evaluate the performance of SD in the study area. The study resulted in a variety of charts and maps to explain the progress of SD in each municipality of the PUAs and then classify these municipalities based on their performance in sustainability indicators. The results revealed a wide gap between PUAs’ municipalities and the urban core of Greater Cairo. These results can help urban planners and decision-makers to better recognize the underdeveloped areas on the Greater Cairo peripheries, and hence, to develop the appropriate strategies and policies to improve SD in such areas.

Keywords: measurement; evaluation; sustainable development; sustainable development indicator; peri-urban area; Greater Cairo; Egypt (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G15 G17 G18 L21 L22 L25 L26 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 R51 R52 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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