ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ZONES IN THE NEW CITIES IN EGYPT

Abstract

The planning of Industrial areas in new cities in Egypt has their special design standards stemming from the needs of the society, its economy and climate characteristics. However, it can effectively take advantage of the experiences of the developed countries in this field; either condition was similar or different to get to the environmental sustainability of these cities. As the Arab Republic of Egypt suffers from blurred vision in industrial zones and new urban planning, so paper deals with the study of industrial zones in the new Egyptian cities and their environmental problems and developing proposals for achieving the environmental sustainability In order to achieve the aim of the research was presented a different method of environmental assessment, such as matrix foundations and environmental standards and the African city index and index Dimension, to evaluate the industrial zones in the cities. And then try to access a methodology in the context of the most important determinants influencing the performance of the region as a whole and of energy, water, and transport emissions, air, waste and resources.. The research has come to the positives and negatives for the new cities, of the Arab Republic Egypt and put the necessary recommendations to take advantage of the positives and avoid the negatives. Keywords: Environmental Assessment - Sustainable Development - Industrial Zones - New Cities - Egypt