Abstract
Most of the Egyptian towns grew up in every direction without specific urban form or limited size. As, the rapidly population growth has take place in these towns. Therefore, many urban problems have been emerged and became more complicated. So, the urban development process in these towns could not be beneficial because of the absence of urban development strategy. However, these towns could not meet the needs of its residents. Assiut town is considered to be one of the most important town in Upper Egypt. It is the capital of both Assiut governorate and its region in one hand, and the importance of the historical and cultural value in the other. Assiut is suffering from the same urban problems as most of the Egyptian towns, but these problems may be different in their conditions.
The research aims to develop Assiut town as an example of most Egyptian towns. This can be fulfilled through proposing an urban development strategy. This strategy implies specific goals, policies, implementation plans, and execution decisions.
The research divided into four main parts. The first part indicates the introduction which discusses the problem, significance, hypothesis, objectives, and the methodology of this research. The second part discusses the urban development process related to the Egyptian towns. The third part discusses the case study of Assiut town, which consists of the definition of the urban characteristics, urban problems, and available opportunities. The fourth and final part explains the proposed urban development strategy that will be adopted in Assiut town as to solve the urban problems.