Urban sprawl - in pictures

A grass helipad for prospective investors at a new luxury development in East Cairo called Uptown. Photograph: Jason Larkin/Panos Pictures

Newly installed street lights along a road in New Cairo. Photograph: Jason Larkin/Panos Pictures

A labourer prays during a break from building luxury homes in the La Reve compound in New Cairo. Photograph: Jason Larkin/Panos Pictures

A street of private individually owned villas and apartment blocks being constructed in New Cairo. Photograph: Jason Larkin/Panos Pictures

Foundations for a new office headquarters are laid in the business district of New Cairo. Photograph: Jason Larkin/Panos Pictures

A golf course for residents of the compound Westown is proving hard to keep alive, even before any residents have moved in to the compound. Photograph: Jason Larkin/Panos Pictures

A newly built mosque sits on land earmarked for development on the outskirts of New Cairo. Mosques are one of the first buildings to appear so labourers have somewhere to pray during working hours. Photograph: Jason Larkin/Panos Pictures

A child labourer works alongside adult labourers in La Reve a luxury villa development in New Cairo. Many of the labourers travel and work in family groups, bringing their children and cousins with them. Photograph: Jason Larkin/Panos Pictures

A new development of luxury villas is being built behind large concrete walls in West Cairo. Photograph: Jason Larkin/Panos Pictures

A new plot of land to be developed in West Cairo has its future name erected before any other work has taken place. Photograph: Jason Larkin/Panos Pictures