This paper is based on a Ph.D. dissertation that theoretically examined the contribution of GCs to urban development, it is theoretically concluded that GCs could impose negative impacts on urban development, and that GCs are characterized by a diversity of physical and social characteristics that gives rise to a great variety of impacts on development. This paper poses to practically test the validity of the previous theoretically discussed hypotheses. First: to test the impact of GCs on urban development in the case of the New Cairo Settlement, Egypt. Second: to test the validity of such impact for different GCs individual, location and grouping characteristics.
The research depends on a field study application and statistical analysis. 10 case study are selected, their measurements for the variables are documented, and finally a statistical analysis undertaken through SPSS version 10 to reach the results. It is concluded that GCs strongly have negative impacts on urban development, but it was perceived according to type of residents and according to the physical and social characteristics of the micro community and adjacent community. It is concluded that it is important to stop looking at GCs as a broader concept than simply one type, and that some characteristics proved to be strongly correlated with urban development.
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