CAIRO: THE PREDICAMENT OF A FRAGMENTED METROPOLIS | ||
| Journal of Urban Research | ||
| Article 3, Volume 9, Issue 1, July 2012, Pages 37-50 PDF (614.73 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jur.2012.94057 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmed Mahmoud Yousry1; Hala Mekawy2 | ||
| 1Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt | ||
| 2Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Cairo is a sprawling megacity that has a strikingly fragmented socio-spatial pattern, manifested in a dichotomy of spatial concentrations of urban poverty in informal areas on one hand, and high-level income groups in upscale gated Communities on the other. The paper inspects the diverse facets of this socio-spatial division, in an attempt to outline general policies that can curtail unconstructive influences of urban fragmentation, by enhancing positive aspects and diminishing negative impacts of both gated communities and informal areas. Proposed policy intervention would prohibit further future division, and foster adjusting measures to amalgamate Cairo on principles of cohesion, integration and balance of its socio-spatial structure; a goal emphasized by the Egyptian 25 January 2011 revolution which envisions a makeover towards a more equitable society. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| informal settlements; gated communities; socio-spatial urban fragmentation; urban governance; policies | ||
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