TOWARDS A SUGGESTED METHODOLOGY TO REDUCTION VERTICAL URBANEXPANSION IN EGYPTIAN TOWNS AFTER 25 JAN REVOLUTION CASE STUDY; THE PHENOMENON OF RESIDENTIAL TOWERS VIOLATION AT ALEXANDRIA CITY

Document Type : Research Paper

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Lecturer at faculty of engineering, architecture department, Mansoura University

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The January 25 revolution happened in Egypt between supporters and dismissive , and as a habit of revolutions they talked a lot of changes in people, and sometimes lead to split the forces of the people , and the emergence of clusters and several political movements . Influenced by this country seriously affected sometimes leads to the disintegration and division in the structure of the country , it is about to collapse unless rectify the matter by the concerned officials . Hence the negative effects occur on all aspects of society and the environment surrounding it. Since the architecture is the pulse of the community, and a reflection of the culture , as well as a measure of how attended , there has been a significant change in terms of architectural cities of Egypt after the revolution of January 25, this change appeared in the form of Vertical expansion abuse of residential buildings amounts in height , for the environment surrounding streets located where . This current expansion in all Egyptian cities such as illness incurable . The city of Alexandria is one of the most important coastal cities of distinctive historic character and architectural style on the Mediterranean coast in general and the Arab region in particular, there is now creates residential buildings violating the rise, and that does not fit at all with the nature of the soil and stratification in some areas of the city of Alexandria , as well as the lack of architectural relationship between the ratio of the height of the building housing the street overlooking it, and respect the laws of building in the city . And has become a phenomenon of high towers , which grew at random and scary, in the narrow streets exceed 5 meters and sometimes less , a recurring architectural phenomena , monitored by the citizen in Alexandria easily everywhere here and there. This research aims to monitor and analyze this phenomenon constructivism, to expand the vertical current residential buildings offense in Alexandria , and try to stand on the causes of social and political after the revolution, and that led to the clarity of the phenomenon and its risks and negative harm to the Egyptian citizen within the city. As well as visualize systematic practical, offers a range of proposals from the perspective of the researcher , to reduce this phenomenon, and encourage the emergence of the role of the state and legislative institutions , and the contribution of the media and its positive role in raising the awareness of the individual and the family as a whole. Keywords: growth vertical Alexandria - residential towers violation architecture and 25 January revolution - urbanization in Egypt

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JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences
Volume 41, No 6
November and December 2013
Pages 2322-2353

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