ZAMALEK EDUCATIONAL LAND USE RE EVALUATION ADDRESSING PROBLEMS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. Issue 1 (1st January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nessim, Marian A.; Mosallamy, Rania A. El
• Is Part Of: HBRC journal. Volume 17:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 201
• Page End: 230
• Publication Date: 2021-01-01
• Subjects: Education services -- land uses -- reuse -- high value buildings -- urban planning -- environmental impact; Building -- Research -- Periodicals; Building -- Design and construction -- Periodicals; City planning -- Research -- Periodicals; Architecture -- Periodicals; 691.05
• DOI: 10.1080/16874048.2021.1923897
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-4048

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Zamalek district is unique with its urban fabric which hosts various activities and land uses, each activity attracts different users thus there are many problems facing these districts in reference to the mobility, Zamalek educational land use is the main problem and these districts are no longer compatible for contemporary urban mobility. Related to the above reasons Zamalek suffers from lack of space for parking, traffic congestion, lack of traffic management and pedestrian movement problems. These problems started appearing after the 1952 revolution when a lot of the privately owned residences were nationalized and turned into Governmental and National institute schools. This transformation in Land use had drastic negative impacts on the whole district & building that will be explained thoroughly. The research listed down the Governmental and National Institute Schools in Zamalek, as well as the number of students that are enrolled in these schools. It also studied the Zamalek population and especially the school age bracket and whether they go to these schools or not. Arc GIS software was used to define the zone of service for each school in order to evaluate whether there is a lack or surplus in different categories of schools. A questionnaire was distributed over the Zamalek residents to help evaluate the educational service in this district. Finally, the researchers propose recommendations that could save both the state authorities and the community a lot, and could be applied to other similar districts, such as Maadi, Heliopolis and Garden City.