Document Type : Research articles.
Author
Humann Development & Economic Department – Faculty of Fish Resourses – Suez University
Abstract
The study aimed to identify some socio-economic, agricultural,
environmental and urban reasons leading to the Urban sprawl on agricultural
land. and to identify the solutions from agricultural land holders points of
views in the study villages. Two villages were selected, one in Sharkia
Governorate and the other in Sohag Governorate according to the largest
Urban sprawl on agricultural land indicators . The most important results were
Firstly: Causes of urban crawling : high level of agricultural labor wages,
canals demolition to be built on, the shortage and pollution of irrigation water,
the weakness of the agricultural extension system, increase construction lands
prices compared to agricultural land, low income in the agricultural work
compared to other , increase in family size, scarcity of building space, high
prices of agricultural land near main roads, no urban spaces identifications ,
difficulty obtaining permits to rebuild housing.
Secondly the important effects of urban crawling on agriculture land
were: decrease in agriculture land area , fallowing agriculture land to build on
it ,increase construction land prices specially near main roads and cities ,
shortage of production supplies ,increase in imported food production ,shifting
villages from production to consumption system ,shifting to nonagriculturejobs ,increase in unemployment rate ,increase in crowd and noise
pollution , new social problems ,slum buildings , attrition of agriculture resources, increasing diseases rate and increase in demand of construction
jobs.
Thirdly the most important solutions to these problems from the
respondents point of view were :reclaimed new area ,having a greater
emphasis on co-operative marketing ,subsidizing agriculture production
supplies ,emphasis agriculture extension ,increasing small agriculture projects
,improving services such as electricity , drinking water and developing slum .
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