GATED COMMUNITIES; IMAGES OF SUSTAINABILITY;AL-REHAB & MADINATY CASE STUDIES

Authors

NADER AZAB Associate professor, Beirut Arab University – Faculty of Architecture, Design & Built Environment,, Beirut Arab University, LebanonFollow
BAHER FARAHAT Associate professor, Beirut Arab University – Faculty of Architecture, Design & Built Environment, Beirut Arab Universoity, LebanonFollow

Keywords

Al-Rehab city, Gated Communities, Madinaty city, Sustainability

Disciplines

Architecture | Business | Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

The surge of newly developed gated communities (GC’s)/ neighbourhoods on the outskirts of the Greater Cairo Region has triggered research to understand the unprecedented phenomenon in Egypt in the late 1990’s. This paper investigates images of a sustainable lifestyle from the perspective of the residents of two communities; Al-Rehab and Madinaty. Qualitative and quantitative approaches are followed to explore and document residents’ perception of a sustainable lifestyle promised in these two-gated communities. Indepth interviews and a survey were conducted to assess reasons behind the move to these new communities that were a new trend in urban development in Egypt in the 90’s. Thematic and statistical analysis shows poetic images of soft sustainability that contradict to what a real future might be.

Recommended Citation

AZAB, NADER Associate professor, Beirut Arab University – Faculty of Architecture, Design & Built Environment, and FARAHAT, BAHER Associate professor, Beirut Arab University – Faculty of Architecture, Design & Built Environment (2018) "GATED COMMUNITIES; IMAGES OF SUSTAINABILITY;AL-REHAB & MADINATY CASE STUDIES," BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing: Vol. 1: Iss. 3, Article 47.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54729/2789-8288.1099