Open Access#462014
MIXED USES IN EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES WITH REFERENCE TO NEW URBANISM PRINCIPLES
As a result of deterioration in the urban environment , over population and escalating traffic congestion during the last 40 years , new settlements were built in Greater Cairo Region . The main purpose was to decrease the density in the region and achieve certain qualities aiming to create a livable community satisfying human needs and demands . At that time , the government thought that building these communities according to the prevailing theoretical paradigm of car dependency and the Functional City theory , it will satisfy residents needs
