Children's Socio-Emotional Well-being in Low-Income Communities: A Field Study on the Streets of El-Salam City, Egypt

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1 Faculty of Engineering, Heliopolis University

2 Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University

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As many low-income families moved to Cairo in search of better living and work possibilities, the number of informal housing units grew, compelling authorities to start establishing low-income residential neighborhoods within the city. The stakeholders were so eager to meet this demand that they neglected the population's social and psychological needs, especially children. Children raised in societies that propagate lawlessness and moral deterioration, like El-Salam City in northern Cairo, instead of becoming the nation's building blocks. Children living in low-income neighborhoods will be interviewed about their connection with the urban street environment. That is, it looks at individual or environmental factors that children perceive as affecting their social and emotional well-being. Indeed, the results found that there is a correlation between children's socio-emotional wellbeing and the street as a place. So, the study recommended that collaborating with urban planners, sociologists, and local governments is crucial to improving children's well-being in their residential communities

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Engineering Research Journal (Shoubra)
Volume 51, Issue 1
January 2022
Pages 158-169

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