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The intention of this paper is to explore the challenges in the Greater Cairo area for a more sustainable urban development, focusing on the two extreme forms of urban production in Cairo: the informal settlements and the desert new towns.
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In Ottoman Egypt the indigenous town population had no formal share in political power or executive authority. Even the village headmen always represented the authorities to the villagers rather than the villagers to the authorities.
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Following the IMF mandated removal of subsidies for certain consumer goods, riots had started in Cairo strongly supported by Helwan factory workers.
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See: Singerman “The siege of Imbaba” in Cairo Contested (2011, pp.111–141). The American University in Cairo Press.
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Harms, H. (2017). Challenges for Sustainable Development of Informal Settlements and of Desert New Towns in Cairo. In: Abouelfadl, H., ElKerdany, D., Wessling, C. (eds) Revitalizing City Districts. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46289-9_12
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