COMPARING SUSTAINABILITY OF NEW EGYPTIAN SETTLEMENTS VERSUS TRADITIONAL EGYPTIAN CITIES: A COMPARISON OF MASR EL-GDIDA AND NEW CAIRO CITY

The debate of changing development patterns from the traditional in old Egyptian cities to modern neighborhood in new Egyptian settlements still constitutes a controversial matter for different interest groups. Residents, planners, and authority thought that this change could be a solution for old town s problems, where residents can find calm, safety and open greenery spaces high parking area, and low traffic cognition. On the other hand, different scholars have increasingly emphasized that traditional compact, mixed use, high-density urban forms is important for reaching sustainability goals in term of environmental, economic and social advantages. Based on comparison of traditional and new settlements in Egypt; this research examine the sustainability of New Egyptian Settlements. This research argues that moving from traditional to modern neighborhood rather than be the solution for development of Traditional Egyptian Cities, it becomes part of problem of development of modern Egyptian settlement. The purpose of this research is to examine the contribution of moving from traditional to modern urban form with reference to GCR new towns.