Abstract
Planting facades or balconies could be a simple short method of supporting urban development; it could be considered a first step and easy solution for deurbanized countries. Most of the third world countries have internal problems that impact their whole environment, especially at the urban level.Egypt is one of those countries that suffers from financial problems, and where government is not playing its role in supporting urbanization even in the new areas (e.g. New Cairo). However, Facade greenery (especially balconies) could be an easy step to start paying attention to urbanization as a new field (This could also encourage different subgroups e.g.: (apartment owners, government, civil organizations) to develop their facades in order to create a better urban environment.That is why the researcher started to think about different alternatives through case-studies to find out the best method to achieve an easy to maintain cost-effective facade greenery within a short period of time.
Highlights
1.1 Defining the ProblemThird world countries suffer from de-urbanization; each of them has its own reasons for that
Egypt is one of those countries that suffers from financial problems, and where government is not playing its role in supporting urbanization even in the new areas (e.g. New Cairo)
Contributing to a better environment through façade planting is a primary objective, which could be done by researching some secondary objectives, highlighting the importance of plants in our lives, highlighting the importance of facade decoration in urban forms, determining the most preferable way of facade planting that suits the case study, and setting roles for every Stakeholder
Summary
Third world countries suffer from de-urbanization; each of them has its own reasons for that. Egypt’s weak economy forces the government to give a priority to creating primitive networks (roads and bridges) as they are the main focus, without taking into consideration any other urban elements such as the green arrangements (plan scale or elevation scale). No sector is giving attention to the urban perspective, even in new cities, especially the facades. Facades are the major element of creating the identity of the place; people feel any change to them and directly get affected by them. Facade planting is one of the important direct changes that could contribute to a better environment at different levels such as health, beauty, psychology, etc. Greenery makes people feel full of life and it is beneficial for them to allay tiredness and enhance physical as well as mental well-being. Greenery makes people feel full of life and it is beneficial for them to allay tiredness and enhance physical as well as mental well-being. (Ming Zhou, 2013, p. 2793)
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