the logic of a city out of control Sims, David. creator Abu-Lughod, Janet L. text bibliography ua Cairo New York The American University in Cairo Press c2010, 2012 2012 2010 1st paperback ed. monographic eng

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xxiii, 360 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 23 cm. 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 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. In the case of Cairo, this approach leads to a conclusion that the city can be considered a kind of success story, in spite of everything" -- Cover. Imaging Cairo -- Cairo is Egypt and Egypt is Cairo -- A history of modern Cairo : three cities in one -- Informal Cairo triumphant -- Housing real and speculative -- The desert city today -- Working in the city -- City on the move : a complementary informality? -- Governing Cairo -- Summing up : serendipity? -- Postscript: revolutionary Cairo one year on. specialized David Sims ; with a foreword by Janet Abu-Lughod. "With a new Postscript: Revolutionary Cairo one year on"-- Cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-345) and index. f-ua--- Urbanization Egypt Cairo Sociology, Urban Egypt Cairo City planning Egypt Cairo Cairo (Egypt) Description and travel 916.216 CC/S U 9789774165535 (pbk.) 9774165535 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1407/2012288479-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1407/2012288479-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1407/2012288479-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1407/2012288479-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1407/2012288479-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1407/2012288479-b.html EG-CaGPL 121213 20240530110424.0