Residents’ responses about water-sensitive urban design: The case of greater Cairo region

IF 6 2区工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Ain Shams Engineering Journal Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI:10.1016/j.asej.2025.103346

Basma M. Khalifa , Dina M. Dief Allah , Samah Elkhateb , Ghada Farouk Hassan

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Abstract

Urbanization and climate change are causing the depletion of natural resources, particularly water, in new urban communities. The causes and correlations influencing residents of new urban communities in the Greater Cairo region regarding implementing water-sensitive urban design policies remain unexamined. This study examines these correlations to ascertain their influence on the execution of essential policies of water-sensitive urban design. A sample of 384 residents was surveyed using a face-to-face or online questionnaire. The research aimed to determine the level of awareness, social correlations, and influence of residents on implementing WSUD policies. Using chi-square tests and frequency analysis in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), the findings showed that the population has a significant degree of awareness, influenced by education level. Residents aspire to engage in water-sensitive urban planning strategies. These findings can inform the formulation of WSUD regulations for future residential developments and guide decisions aligned with population dynamics.

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Ain Shams Engineering Journal Engineering-General Engineering

CiteScore

10.80

自引率

13.30%

发文量

441

审稿时长

49 weeks

期刊介绍： in Shams Engineering Journal is an international journal devoted to publication of peer reviewed original high-quality research papers and review papers in both traditional topics and those of emerging science and technology. Areas of both theoretical and fundamental interest as well as those concerning industrial applications, emerging instrumental techniques and those which have some practical application to an aspect of human endeavor, such as the preservation of the environment, health, waste disposal are welcome. The overall focus is on original and rigorous scientific research results which have generic significance. Ain Shams Engineering Journal focuses upon aspects of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, petroleum engineering, environmental engineering, architectural and urban planning engineering. Papers in which knowledge from other disciplines is integrated with engineering are especially welcome like nanotechnology, material sciences, and computational methods as well as applied basic sciences: engineering mathematics, physics and chemistry.