Sheikh Zayed City, Egypt, Africa
Year 1995 latitude: 30° 2' longitude: 30° 58' Period Initiator(s) Government of Egypt Planning organization ACE consulting engineers Nationality initiator(s) Egyptian Designer(s) / Architect(s) Design organization ECG Engineering consultancy Group SA Inhabitants 233,000 Target population 675,000 Town website Town related links http://www.newcities.gov.eg/english/New_Communities/Zayed/default.aspx Literature type of New Town: > scale of autonomy New-Town-in-Town Satellite New Town Company Town > client Private Corporation Public Corporation > policy Capital Decentralization Industrialization Resettlement Economic
source: http://egyptopia.com/ source: http://egyptopia.com/ source: http://egyptopia.com/ source: http://egyptopia.com/ Sheikh Zayed City was established by presidential decree no. 325 in 1995. It is located near the Pyramids, 38 kilometres far from Cairo downtown. The total area of the city is 10,4 thousand acres with 20 residential districts. Seven central axes lead into the Central Business District (CBD) and represent the seven Emirates. Although it began with clear intentions to provide low-cost housing to Cairenes living in cramped and overcrowded conditions, Sheikh Zayed New City evolved during development to have many more expensive gated communities than planned. The total number of housing units is 72,942, of which 15,000 implemented by New Urban Communities Authority and 58,000 implemented by the private sector. This was an effect of NUCA’s new policy to sell large tracts of land to private developers, who in turn developed the cost-effective housing while NUCA continues to provide main infrastructures. The gated communities in Sheikh Zayed now offer a range of luxe dwellings and private leisure facilities with greenery, parks, gardens, and other unique open spaces. Outside the gates, the city offers very few amenities to lower-income groups. Most of the commercial and recreational spaces target higher-income groups and are situated in private ‘plazas’ or outdoor malls. The city is so vast and of such low density that a car is required to travel around town. Residents of social housing areas rely on limited public transport in the form of microbuses and shared taxis. The New Town remains closely tied to Cairo, with most working residents commuting daily to downtown Cairo. source: http://www.newcities.gov.eg/ https://www.upc.gov.ae/en/media-center/press-releases/upc-reveals-progress-on-zayed-city-master-plan-at-cityscape-abu-dhabi http://www.dareen-house.com/Zayed_City_Info
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