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Abstract Egypt is a unique country, thanks to its special geographical location in the world; from that leading role certain actions ought to be taken to put Egypt on the right track of development and to achieve benefits through sustainable development. Sustainable development in Zamarna Village was achieved and the volume of achieved development was ensured till that date through ecological footprint as an indicator of sustainability, which the Village had in 2016, it had an ecological footprint far more than its carrying capacity and after applying the experiment the current footprint has been less than its carrying capacity, Through applying principles of sustainable development along with the useful theoretical framework from (Zamarna Village experiment) and considering the nature of urban composition in Egypt, we can put the general frame of sustainable development and self-sufficient communities in rural areas of Egypt. This research considers how to achieve sustainable development in the rural communities where work is done three integrated main categories: - (Socially restorative community, -Economical self-sufficiency, -Regenerative ecological capital). The objectives of this research can be summarized as follows: To understand what the rural areas environment are and what they are composed of, as well as to define the mutual impact of each component on the other, studying and analyzing “Zamarna Village” experiment to use the useful theoretical framework, putting a model to achieve sustainable development and self-sufficient communities in rural areas of Egypt. |