Management Strategies of Existing Urban Areas Development under Egypt's Vision 2030: Between State Policies and the Rights of Existing Residents

Abstract

This research aims to propose guidelines for managing existing urban areas development to address the opposite reactions emerging from existing residents toward the government policies for achieving the objectives of Egypt's Vision 2030, by highlighting the development projects implemented in the Greater Cairo, namely the areas at the destination of infrastructure projects and the degraded urban areas through a case study of the existing urban areas within King Salman's axis in Giza. The methodology for the study is based on an inductive approach with two major axes. First, theoretical study that contains identifying general concepts of Egypt's Vision 2030, the rights of existing residents and the Egyptian's policies of existing urban area development. Second, analytical approach that contains analyzing data using quantitative statistical methods also assesses the results by using SWOT analysis to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that may impede the sustainable development objectives of existing urban areas. Finally, the paper found that the state policies of existing urban areas development projects don't serve the social sustainability, and there is a gap between the theoretical and applied concepts of Vision 2030, which relates to human, urban and economic requirements. The results show the importance of activating community participation, development initiatives and taking into account the right of existing residents to make decisions about the development of their areas.