Assessing the Spatial Structure of Urban and Population Growth in the Greater Cairo Area, Egypt: A GIS and Imagery Analysis Approach

Dona J. Stewart, Zhi-Yong Yin, Stevan M. Bullard and Jared T. MacLachlan
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Dona J. Stewart: Department of Anthropology and Geography, Georgia State University, University Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA, djstewart@gsu.edu
Zhi-Yong Yin: Department of Anthropology and Geography, Georgia State University, University Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA, gegzyy@panther.gsu.edu, National Key Lab of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 400071, P.R. China, University of San Diego
Stevan M. Bullard: Department of Anthropology and Geography, Georgia State University, University Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA, sbullard@cdc.gov
Jared T. MacLachlan: Department of Anthropology and Geography, Georgia State University, University Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA, Lachlan@peak.org

Urban Studies, 2004, vol. 41, issue 1, 95-116

Abstract: This article examines growth in the extent of Cairo's urban area and changes in population distribution between 1986 and 1996. It includes a quantitative assessment of urban growth and changing patterns of population density in the city's administrative sub-districts. In a unique contribution to the available research on Cairo, the population density for the built-up area of the census units is calculated, giving much greater insight into the city's growth than previous research that calculated density based on census units in their entirety. The study finds significant population decentralisation taking place and discusses the possible implications if this trend continues.

Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1080/0042098032000155704

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