Urban Sprawl's Effect on Social and Behavioral Changes in Desert Environments

Authors

Huda Abozaid Esmail, Tanta University - Faculty of EngineeringFollow
DR- Engy Ibrahim Al-Darwish, Tanta University, Faculty Of engineeringFollow
Dr. Ahmed Hussein Abo Al-Saadat, Tanta University, Faculty Of EngineeringFollow

DOI

https://doi.org/10.70259/engJER.2025.932039

Abstract

As one of the most important modern urban dynamics that reshapes social structures and redefines residents' psychological frameworks, this study explores the behavioral and social effects of urban sprawl in desert environments. In order to investigate the complex effects of unchecked urban growth, the study employs four interconnected analytical frameworks: social capital, fragmented urbanism, urban alienation, and social change. Rapid and uncontrolled urban growth in delicate ecosystems, like desert cities, weakens conventional social cohesion, breaks communal links, and fosters increased sentiments of spatial detachment and alienation, according to the report. It also examines the effects of these changes on communal practices, cultural identity, and values before offering a number of tactical suggestions to support socially responsible urban growth in desert communities that are expanding quickly.

Recommended Citation

Esmail, Huda Abozaid; Al-Darwish, DR- Engy Ibrahim; and Abo Al-Saadat, Dr. Ahmed Hussein (2025) "Urban Sprawl's Effect on Social and Behavioral Changes in Desert Environments," Journal of Engineering Research: Vol. 9: Iss. 3, Article 29.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70259/engJER.2025.932039
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/erjeng/vol9/iss3/29