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Environment and Ecology Research Vol. 13(1), pp. 95 - 109
DOI: 10.13189/eer.2025.130109
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Impact of Sea Level Rise on Sustainable Regional Land Use of the Nile Delta
Doaa Medhat Awadh-Allah *, Heba Mohamed Ammar , Somaya Abo ElNaga , Sami Amin Amer
Department of Regional Development, Faculty of Urban & Regional Planning, Cairo University, Egypt
ABSTRACT
The Nile Delta is an important productive region full of natural and socio-economic potential for development, promising cities, and gateways. However, the coastal zone of the Nile Delta is one of the regions impacted by sea level rise (SLR). This rise may have an impact on regional land use and development strategies. The research focuses on the impact of the predicted SLR on the regional land use in the Nile Delta to help urban and regional planning experts prepare sustainable strategies for regional land use. The research aims to examine the significance of the relationship between research variables within the study area namely, predicted SLR, regional land use, and adaptation strategies where the adopted adaptation strategy impacts the relationship between SLR and regional land use. Mixed methods are used in the research. The researchers started by studying best practices from the Netherlands and USA and conducted a comparative qualitative analysis between Egypt and the studied countries. Then Phi and Cramer's V and Multinomial Logistic Regression analysis were used to measure the significance of the relationship between the research variables on the level of the Nile delta coastal cities. The analysis results show a significant relationship between SLR and the change in regional land use whether an adaptation strategy (protect/ accommodate) is implemented or not. Each land use type whether it is existing and/or proposed is also influenced by the level of vulnerability to SLR. To verify the research finding concluded from qualitative and quantitative analysis, the researchers conducted an online questionnaire targeting a specific group of experts in urban and regional planning/ development and/or environmental studies. Experts' responses confirmed some results and remained neutral on others, where they recommended further in-depth studies for making a better decision rather than generalization.
KEYWORDS
Sea Level Rise, Vulnerability, Adaptation Strategy, Sustainable Regional Land Use, The Nile Delta
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Doaa Medhat Awadh-Allah , Heba Mohamed Ammar , Somaya Abo ElNaga , Sami Amin Amer , "Impact of Sea Level Rise on Sustainable Regional Land Use of the Nile Delta," Environment and Ecology Research, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 95 - 109, 2025. DOI: 10.13189/eer.2025.130109.
(b). APA Format:
Doaa Medhat Awadh-Allah , Heba Mohamed Ammar , Somaya Abo ElNaga , Sami Amin Amer (2025). Impact of Sea Level Rise on Sustainable Regional Land Use of the Nile Delta. Environment and Ecology Research, 13(1), 95 - 109. DOI: 10.13189/eer.2025.130109.