Driving factors of urban sprawl in Giza Governorate of Greater Cairo Metropolitan Region using AHP method

Taher Osman ^[1] ; Prasanna Divigalpitiya ^[1] ; Takafumi Arima ^[2]
1. [1] Kyushu University
  
  Kyushu University
  
  Hakata Ku, Japón
2. [2] Saga University
  
  Saga University
  
  Japón
Localización: Land use policy: The International Journal Covering All Aspects of Land Use, ISSN 0264-8377, ISSN-e 1873-5754, Nº. 58, 2016, págs. 21-31
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- Based on questionnaire surveys and the AHP method, this paper determines the driving forces of urban sprawl and analyzes their relative influence on sprawl in the middle, north, and south sectors of Giza Governorate, which is located in the western part of the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Region. Sprawl patterns in the study area were influenced by seven driving forces: geographical characteristics, availability of life facilities, economic incentives, land demand and supply, population increases, administrative functions, and development plans. These forces have varying degrees of influence in each sector. Amongst these forces, economic incentives in the middle sector, population increases in the north sector, and administrative functions in the south sector were the forces most influential in urban sprawl.