THE DIFFERENT IMPACT OF URBAN CRAWLING ON AGRICULTURAL LAND IN SHARKIA AND SOHAG GOVERNORATES

Abstract

The study aimed to identify some socio-economic, agricultural,environmental and urban reasons leading to the Urban sprawl on agriculturalland. and to identify the solutions from agricultural land holders points ofviews in the study villages. Two villages were selected, one in SharkiaGovernorate and the other in Sohag Governorate according to the largestUrban sprawl on agricultural land indicators . The most important results wereFirstly: Causes of urban crawling : high level of agricultural labor wages,canals demolition to be built on, the shortage and pollution of irrigation water,the weakness of the agricultural extension system, increase construction landsprices compared to agricultural land, low income in the agricultural workcompared to other , increase in family size, scarcity of building space, highprices of agricultural land near main roads, no urban spaces identifications ,difficulty obtaining permits to rebuild housing.Secondly the important effects of urban crawling on agriculture landwere: decrease in agriculture land area , fallowing agriculture land to build onit ,increase construction land prices specially near main roads and cities ,shortage of production supplies ,increase in imported food production ,shiftingvillages from production to consumption system ,shifting to nonagriculturejobs ,increase in unemployment rate ,increase in crowd and noisepollution , new social problems ,slum buildings , attrition of agriculture resources, increasing diseases rate and increase in demand of constructionjobs.Thirdly the most important solutions to these problems from therespondents point of view were :reclaimed new area ,having a greateremphasis on co-operative marketing ,subsidizing agriculture productionsupplies ,emphasis agriculture extension ,increasing small agriculture projects,improving services such as electricity , drinking water and developing slum .