Applying Realistic Environmental & Sustainable Measures in Community Development with Special Reference to Egypt: A Socio-Cultural Study

Strategies for environmental control and sustainability have failed to achieve a recognized collective outcome in middle and low income communities. This paper investigates local strategies and measures that could be undertaken to achieve these endeavours. The objective is to identify pitfalls that cause people to shy away from implementing these strategies and highlight measures for realistic implementation. These strategies are categorized in three groups; reducing energy and water consumption; waste management and recycling; and, socio-economic opportunities and mechanisms for community sustenance. The paper ends with a framework for implementation of a set of focused strategies to enhance the built environment.