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Abstract
Enjoying an acceptable level of quality of life is among the basic rights of residents in their communities’, which in return requires determining the UQoL level of these neighborhoods and switching the current status of the low-quality neighborhoods to standard, stable and healthy settlements. Urban Quality of Life (UQoL) is one of the main keys in solving the equation. “Quality” is frequently used to designate the excellence of the product, Quality of life (QOL) is the fulfilment degree or satisfaction of residents’ basic needs, UQoL is the urban life performance towards the needs of residents and their expectations. Therefore, the notion has recently become the concern of many planners, researchers and decision makers. Due to the effective role of UQoL in improving residents’ life, growing attention has been paid to UQoL studies since the 1970s; aiming to promote a better well-being of people and their environment.
On this basis, Gated Communities’ (GCs) approach in Egypt was one of the solutions in bridging the gap between the residents’ needs and the actual state of life quality in the existing neighborhoods, therefore, residents have been lately running to GCs searching for better and healthier life, as GCs provide a new marketing discipline for developers and attract residents who want to escape the congestion and deterioration of the Inner-City. A descriptive analytical study was carried in this research based on observation, mapping and stakeholders’ (residents, managers, planners, designers and decision makers) questionnaires, focus groups and interviews. Results were calculated and analyzed concerning the selected GCs, in order to suggest recommendations for improving the UQoL in the study area and guidelines for GCs’ design in the study region.