Urban Monitoring Indicators as a Mechanism for Evaluating Urban Development in New Cities in Egypt

Abstract

Urban monitoring is one of the most important mechanisms for controlling and managing urban development. This research paper illustrates the importance of urban monitoring which lies in its ability to produce statistics and indicators that are essential for supporting decision-making, as well as monitoring the comprehensive development process by providing an objective picture of the city’s state. Urban indicators provide a standardized view that can be calculated and integrated into equations and compared periodically with other cities, giving a clear picture of the city’s state. The research discusses the success of development operations in new cities, which depends on understanding the current and future developmental needs of the population, anticipating them by developing appropriate plans, programs, and implementation mechanisms to achieve them, providing them within the specified timeframe, and then monitoring the performance of the programs and plans and the extent to which they have achieved their set goals. From this perspective, the idea of measuring development in urban communities emerged, and its importance appeared in collecting the necessary data on all aspects of development in the city, issuing urban indicators periodically, and converting them into knowledge that clarifies the reality of the situation for planners and decision-makers.