Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

Slum area redevelopment is a complex phenomenon to handle. Conventional approaches usually prescribe physical modifications to infrastructure, deteriorated building, roads or services. The problem is that these modifications are usually applied to most informal settlements regardless of their uniqueness or individuality. As a result, these policies do not achieve noticeable accomplishments in tackling slum problems from its roots. On the contrary they act as a catalyst that expedites growth in their number and seriousness. This paper offers a new methodology that sets a multicase algorithm to assimilate slum areas in their surrounding by the realignment of their roads network based on a computerized set of rules generated from each settlement specific conditions (e.g. how far it is from the core, its location on agricultural or desert areas, etc.). The algorithm is applied on an ArcGIS 10.1 (ESRI) platform integrated with Axwoman TM (Space Syntax) extension. This methodology is tested to a slum area in Fayoum city Egypt (Allawy) which is a peripheral slum area with long common borders with the urban edge threatening the agricultural lands, with low living standard and disastrous urban environment and infrastructure

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