(In)visible Land delivery system for the urban poor in Egypt: A Community-Driven Process Ahmed Soliman, Emeritus Prof. Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University ahmsoliman@yahoo.com Abstract In Egypt, in early 2006, the General Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP) introduced a programme for setting up the General Strategic Urban Plans (GSUP) for 226 Egyptian Cities as an attempt to introduce a participatory approach to meet the future requirements of its citizens until the year 2027, and to prevent further urban sprawl on agricultural land. The city of Kotor, located in the heart of Delta, was included in the second phase of the programme. Detailed Plan for Expansion Areas (DPEA), as a main outcome of the GSUP, is examined to test whether it contributes to the development of Kotor city, and whether it facilitates land delivery system for the urban poor. The process of the DPEA of the city of Kotor, using GIS tools, is critically reviewed to test whether it anticipates to be implemented on the ground, and to identify various obstacles that faced the DPEA. The paper shows how community- driven process (CDP) of the DPEA can be formulated at the local level with ‘technical enablement’ that facilitates land delivery system for the urban poor. It concludes that community-driven process should be encouraged, and the role of the government should be changed from that of provider or facilitator or enabler into that of an agent for compatibility.