New Urban Communities Law No. 59 of 1979

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New Urban Communities Law No. 59 of 1979 is an Egyptian statute that established the legal basis for planning, developing, and managing new urban settlements to alleviate overcrowding and promote regional development.

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New Urban Communities Law No. 59 of 1979 canonical 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian law ⓘ
statute ⓘ
addressesProblem concentration of population in the Nile Valley and Delta ⓘ
overcrowding in major Egyptian cities ⓘ
aim alleviating overcrowding in existing cities ⓘ
promoting regional development ⓘ
appliesTo new urban communities established by the Egyptian state ⓘ
public authorities responsible for new urban settlements ⓘ
belongsTo Egyptian development planning framework ⓘ
linked to: Egypt Vision 2030

Egyptian urban planning framework ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
enactedIn 1979 ⓘ
establishesLegalBasisFor creation of new urban communities ⓘ
development of new towns ⓘ
management of new towns ⓘ
planning of new towns ⓘ
geographicFocus Egyptian territory outside traditional urban cores ⓘ
governs allocation of land in new urban communities ⓘ
public services provision in new urban communities ⓘ
use of land in new urban communities ⓘ
intendedEffect create planned urban environments ⓘ
improve distribution of economic activities ⓘ
reduce pressure on existing infrastructure in old cities ⓘ
jurisdiction Arab Republic of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Egypt
languageOfText Arabic ⓘ
legalSystem Egyptian legal system ⓘ
objective encouraging settlement outside existing congested urban areas ⓘ
redistribution of population ⓘ
supporting economic development in new regions ⓘ
policyArea regional development policy ⓘ
spatial planning ⓘ
urbanization control ⓘ
purpose developing new urban settlements ⓘ
managing new urban settlements ⓘ
planning new urban settlements ⓘ
regulates development of land in new urban communities ⓘ
management and administration of new urban communities ⓘ
planning procedures for new urban communities ⓘ
relatedTo Egyptian housing policy ⓘ
Egyptian regional planning legislation ⓘ
sector housing and construction ⓘ
urban development ⓘ
toolOf Egyptian national urban policy ⓘ
typeOfUrbanPolicyInstrument new town development law ⓘ

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new towns program of Egypt → legalFramework → New Urban Communities Law No. 59 of 1979 ⓘ