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The smart cities are considered to be an engine of economic and social growth. Most countries started to convert their existing cities into smart cities or construct new smart cities in order to improve the quality of life of their inhabitants. However, the problem that facing those countries while applying the concept of smart cities is the costs, especially for the residential sector. Despite the high initial and even operation costs for adopting different technologies in smart housing; the benefits could exceed those costs within the lifespan of the project. This article is shedding the light on the economics of smart housing. This study aims to evaluate the net present value (NPV) of a smart economic housing model to check the viability and feasibility of such projects. The calculation of the NPV based on Monte Carlo simulation provides an interesting methodological framework to evaluate the robustness of the results as well as providing a simple way to test for statistical significance of the results. This analysis helps to evaluate the potential profitability of smart housing solutions. The research ends up by proving the feasibility of this type of project.
Sarah A. Elariane; Jean Dubé. Is Smart Housing a Good Deal? An Answer Based on Monte Carlo Net Present Value Analysis. Sustainability 2019, 11, 4193 .
AMA StyleSarah A. Elariane, Jean Dubé. Is Smart Housing a Good Deal? An Answer Based on Monte Carlo Net Present Value Analysis. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (15):4193.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSarah A. Elariane; Jean Dubé. 2019. "Is Smart Housing a Good Deal? An Answer Based on Monte Carlo Net Present Value Analysis." Sustainability 11, no. 15: 4193.
Productive urban landscape is a design concept integrating food growing and animal raising into the design of cities through public and private open spaces in an attempt to support local economic development. This research focuses on farm animals’ husbandry in cities as a type of local food production. Debates about governance tools for sustaining such economic sector arise frequently especially in Egypt, as one of the developing countries, striving to maintain urban quality of life, satisfy the community needs, and compensate the food prices’ increment. Accordingly, field questionnaires for residents of two rapidly expanding informal areas in Cairo (Zabaleen area in Agouza city) and (Masaken Osman in 6th of October city), together with questionnaires for experts and officials who are working in Urban Upgrading Units and those with experiences in the field of upgrading informal settlements were performed. This research thus aims at studying the feasibility and integration of such economic activities informally developing in unplanned areas in Egypt, as ‘new ruralism’, within the strategic and action planning of low-income and informal areas in a legalized regulatory system to tackle their challenges and enhance their economic role. Further, this research ends up with deducing specific values for prioritizing the types of governmental support (financial, space facilitations, social, and medical), as proposed by officials and residents representing the main incorporated stakeholders. This article also highlighted the unwillingness and the on-purpose ignorance of officials to sustain animal husbandry in cities, constituting a challenge that needs to be tackled in all developing countries not only in Egypt.
Asmaa A. M. Ibrahim; Sarah Elariane. Feasibility tools for urban animal husbandry in cities: case of greater Cairo. Urban Research & Practice 2017, 11, 111 -138.
AMA StyleAsmaa A. M. Ibrahim, Sarah Elariane. Feasibility tools for urban animal husbandry in cities: case of greater Cairo. Urban Research & Practice. 2017; 11 (2):111-138.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAsmaa A. M. Ibrahim; Sarah Elariane. 2017. "Feasibility tools for urban animal husbandry in cities: case of greater Cairo." Urban Research & Practice 11, no. 2: 111-138.
Nabil Girgis; Sarah Elariane; Mahmoud Abd Elrazik. Evaluation of heat exhausts impacts on pedestrian thermal comfort. Sustainable Cities and Society 2016, 27, 152 -159.
AMA StyleNabil Girgis, Sarah Elariane, Mahmoud Abd Elrazik. Evaluation of heat exhausts impacts on pedestrian thermal comfort. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2016; 27 ():152-159.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNabil Girgis; Sarah Elariane; Mahmoud Abd Elrazik. 2016. "Evaluation of heat exhausts impacts on pedestrian thermal comfort." Sustainable Cities and Society 27, no. : 152-159.
Sahar S. Abdalla; Sarah Elariane; Sarah H. El Defrawi. Decision-Making Tool for Participatory Urban Planning and Development: Residents’ Preferences of Their Built Environment. Journal of Urban Planning and Development 2016, 142, 04015011 .
AMA StyleSahar S. Abdalla, Sarah Elariane, Sarah H. El Defrawi. Decision-Making Tool for Participatory Urban Planning and Development: Residents’ Preferences of Their Built Environment. Journal of Urban Planning and Development. 2016; 142 (1):04015011.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSahar S. Abdalla; Sarah Elariane; Sarah H. El Defrawi. 2016. "Decision-Making Tool for Participatory Urban Planning and Development: Residents’ Preferences of Their Built Environment." Journal of Urban Planning and Development 142, no. 1: 04015011.
Urban quality of life is a notion that has been discussed recently in various studies as a response to many problems facing the new towns all over the world as well as in Egypt. The purpose of this paper is to decompose the term urban quality of life into other more precise terms such as quality, quality of life and urban/urban planning. The paper also aims to address the notion of sustainable development and tries to understand its relationship with the notion of quality of life. Further, it deduces urban quality of life definition and dimensions. On the other hand this paper discusses contemporary urban planning theories and approaches raised in the late of twentieth century in order to provide a high and sustainable quality of life and protect the natural environment. Finally, a matrix concluding the relationship between the principles of these contemporary urban planning theories and approaches and urban quality of life dimensions is developed, in order to achieve a set of principles that address environmental, physical, mobility, social, psychological, economical and political concerns called urban quality of life principles. These principles represent a guide useful for participants of the design process and for policy makers
Hamam Serag El Din; Ahmed Shalaby; Hend Elsayed Farouh; Sarah Elariane. Principles of urban quality of life for a neighborhood. HBRC Journal 2013, 9, 86 -92.
AMA StyleHamam Serag El Din, Ahmed Shalaby, Hend Elsayed Farouh, Sarah Elariane. Principles of urban quality of life for a neighborhood. HBRC Journal. 2013; 9 (1):86-92.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHamam Serag El Din; Ahmed Shalaby; Hend Elsayed Farouh; Sarah Elariane. 2013. "Principles of urban quality of life for a neighborhood." HBRC Journal 9, no. 1: 86-92.