ASSESSMENT OF PARTICIPATORY URBAN DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES IN EGYPT “TOWARDS MORE JUST CITIES” | ||
| Journal of Al-Azhar University Engineering Sector | ||
| Article 19, Volume 14, Issue 52, July 2019, Pages 1089-1107 PDF (532.49 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/auej.2019.43424 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Adel Samy El Menshawy; Ahmed Moussa Salman; Omneya Mohamed Eid | ||
| Arab Academy For Science and Technology and Maritime Transport, Architectural Engineering and Environmental Design Department | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The ‘spatialization’ of justice and the desire for more ‘Just Cities’ has been increasingly receiving the attention of many urban theorists. Recent theories of urban planning emphasizes on democratic urban planning processes as a key to justice, in other words, the elimination of domination and oppression in urban planning. Yet, as a concept, justice is often taken for granted as an end result in the urban development plans. As our right to the city is shaped by our spatial experience, the purpose of this paper is to assess the participatory urban development projects’ processes and their outcomes in terms of spatial justice, taking place in Egypt. The paper investigates the extent to which expanding the role of ordinary citizens in the development process can yield socially and spatially just outcomes. Ezzbet El Nasr in Cairo is chosen for the case study. It is examined through a set of criteria to help evaluate the participatory development projects that took place by the GIZ-PDP in the area. The paper will conclude with a set of recommendations on how the city resident can contribute, connect and prosper to reach their full potential through their spatial experience. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Right to the city; spatial justice; participatory urban development; GIZ-PDP in Egypt | ||
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