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Table 4 Data of case study areas

From: Compressed stabilized earth block: environmentally sustainable alternative for villages housing

Located in Upper Egypt

North

North

Middle

Middle

South

South

Population density

High

medium

low

High

medium

low

Construction situation needs

Retrofit

Retrofit

New building

Retrofit

Retrofit

New building

Climate zones

Semi desert

Hot desert

Hot, dry desert

Dry desert

Very dry desert

Hot coastal

Soil type

Clay

Mixed

Sand

Clay

Mixed

Sand

 

Giza

Fayoum

Dahkla

Assuit

Aswan

Red Sea