First theme: Analysis and evaluation of the status of new urban communities

* Ideas and philosophies of creating new urban communities

* Development needs and requirements for new urban communities

* Distribution of roles and responsibilities among key actors

* Finance mechanisms for new urban communities

* Local, regional and international cases of experiences between  theory and application

* Impact of growth rate of new urban communities on real estate market

* Demand on finance for housing projects

* Evaluating different finance systems on encouraging development

Second theme: Opportunities and threats for development in the new urban - communities

*Difficulties and complications to get access to finance for development

* Real estate speculation impacts 

 Real estate registry between laws and practicalities*

  Provision of infrastructure and urban services*

 Impact of internal and external factors on rates of development *

    (...,building material, labor)   

 Building regulations impact on development *

 Land allocation policy changes and its impact on developing new *

    urban communities   

   Expansion of new urban communities *

 Role of private sector in developing the new urban communities *

 Third theme: Proposed mechanism to promote development of new urban communities

*Security of tenure and registry

*Flexibility in land use management

*Reduction of building and utility costs

*Role of mortgage systems to provide access for low income groups

*New forms of promoting private sector participation

*Information and GIS systems in managing new urban communities development