Author : Hend Elsayed Hussein and Heba Mohamed Nessem

Urbanization refers to population shift from rural to urban areas, “the gradual increase in the population of people living in urban areas” and the ways in which each society adapts to change.  Based on that, there are many aspects that have changed as a result of this urbanization, both at the rural level or urban level; like) urban inclusion, centralization, densification, and urban segregation).  Egypt witnessed a radical transformation in urbanization after its transformation from the royal system to the republican system; therefore, there are many manifestations of the shift to urbanization manifested in the fabric of Egyptian urbanization. In this paper, emphasis will be placed on the issue of segregation and the history of its inception from the Fatimid era to the present day (Gated Communities), and discuss the reasons for the occurrence of this type of community isolation.

Keywords: Segregation, Urban development, Gated communities, urban fabric, consolidation of segregation.