par Sims, David
the American University in Cairo Press
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Disponible - 913.39(62) SIM
Niveau 2 - Géographie, urbanisme
Résumé
Trying to make sense of the urban giant that is Cairo This book moves beyond superficial generalizations about Cairo as a chaotic metropolis in the developing world into an analysis of the ways the city's eighteen million inhabitants have, in the face of a largely neglectful government, built and shaped their own city. Using a wealth of recent studies on Greater Cairo and a deep reading of informal urban processes, the city and its recent history are portrayed and mapped: the huge, spontaneous neighborhoods; housing; traffic and transport; city government; and its people and their enterprises. The failed attempts of the State to create the new, modern Egypt in the deserts surrounding Cairo and their unintended consequences as a colossal speculative frontier are given a special focus. The book argues that understanding a city such as Cairo is not a daunting task as long as pre-conceived notions are discarded and care is taken to apprehend available information and to assess it with a critical eye.
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Date
- 2010
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Langues
- Français
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Description matérielle
- 1 vol. (XXIII-335 p.) : illustrations, cartes, tableaux ; 24 cm
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ISBN
- 9789774164040
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Indice
- 913.39(62) Urbanisme. Afrique du Nord-Est
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Origine de la notice:
- BPI
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Disponible - 913.39(62) SIM
Niveau 2 - Géographie, urbanisme
