{"title":"A New Approach To Urban Development In Egypt: The Case Of The New Adminstrative Capital","authors":"Fatma Mohamed Elsayed Elmowalled, Hussam Hussein Samir Salama","doi":"10.51596/sjp2020.ofjo6673","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51596/sjp2020.ofjo6673","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we discuss the model of the New Administrative Capital of Egypt as an example for urban expansion and also a Geopolitics transformation from the old capital \"Cairo\" to the new one. In Egypt, The Egyptian Government focuses on new urban developments, and this generation of development is referred to by NUCA (2019) as the fourth generation of developments. These developments target the global city image and aim to increase investments by providing a better quality of life, services & amenities, more privacy, etc. In contrast with the previous generations, as 10th of Ramadan city and Alabour city, which target fulfilling the population demand by providing rational, industrial cities, low-income housing, etc. We investigate three main criteria: branding image, urban image, and the quality of life, and will address them in the approach of the New Administrative Capital of Egypt. In conclusion, we show the strengths and the weaknesses of this approach.","PeriodicalId":433474,"journal":{"name":"SPACE International Journal of Space Studies in Architecture and Urban Design","volume":"344 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115473901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding The Social And Economic Dimensions Of Informality. The Case Of Manshiet Nasser, Egypt","authors":"Lamis Mohamed Abdullah, H. Salama","doi":"10.51596/sjp2020.bmnb7174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51596/sjp2020.bmnb7174","url":null,"abstract":"Informal settlements are usually perceived in a generalized perception. This paper aims to analyze and understand the importance of informality as a complex process. The nature of informal settlements as observed in Cairo is complex, diverse, dynamic and has been arising from perception differences. In order to evaluate the situation of informal areas, it is necessary to analyze the underlying aspects that lead to the formation of informality. Therefore, an Analytical Tool consisting of six dimensions is developed to explore the nature, complex forms and different perceptions of informality to understand the underling aspects and complexities of informality. The goal of this paper is to highlight two dimensions of the Analytical tool; 1) the Social Structure and 2) Economic Activity of informal settlements. The case study analyzed in this paper is Manshiet Nasser, which is documented to be one of Cairo's largest informal settlements. A comparative analysis is developed between two areas within Manshiet Nasser, which are Ezbet Bekhit and Hay El Zabaleen. The findings of the analysis will demonstrate that each area is diverse and complex in terms of informality. Even though the two selected areas exist within the same boundary, share similar context and geography and thus, are seen as a single community within Manshiet Nasser, yet, they are significantly diverse and demonstrate clear distinctions. Hence, informal settlements should not be tackled by one generic approach, and systems used to address each area should take into consideration the area’s characteristics in terms of diversity, complexity and dynamics.","PeriodicalId":433474,"journal":{"name":"SPACE International Journal of Space Studies in Architecture and Urban Design","volume":"255 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114108064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mthatha: Transforming The Fractured Capital Of The Transkei Bantustan","authors":"C. Vosloo, Luvuko Mqaqa","doi":"10.51596/sjp2020.hgwz2731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51596/sjp2020.hgwz2731","url":null,"abstract":"The development and planning implemented during various historical periods before and during apartheid have resulted in many former ‘Bantustan’ and South African cities being fractured, incoherent, and thus characterised by an absence of a fair economy and effective spatial and infrastructure development. This situation thwarts economic growth and poverty relief. To highlight the issues and context of “Bantustan” cities, one of them, Mthatha, will be used as a case study. Using literature review methodology, four distinct historical periods will be examined to understand the city’s current situation. The periods are the Pre-colonial period, the Colonial period (1816-1910), the Apartheid and the post-apartheid period (1994 to present). The planning patterns resulted in many problems that thwart efforts at economic uplift within these cities. It will be shown that a strategy is required that will reverse the planning legacies of colonialism and apartheid by encouraging local aspirations, enabling integration, and stimulating urban opportunity and thereby economic enablement.","PeriodicalId":433474,"journal":{"name":"SPACE International Journal of Space Studies in Architecture and Urban Design","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131037725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pandemic's Accentuations: Theoretical Reflection On The Politics Of Neglect Within Cairo's Urban Context ","authors":"Hagar Faggal","doi":"10.51596/sjp2020.zsjo1539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51596/sjp2020.zsjo1539","url":null,"abstract":"Right after WWII, informalities within Cairo evolved gradually, forming 70% of today’s urban spaces and 50% of the Egyptian economy. This paper aims to review the policies that triggered this growth over time, arguing that the incrementally implemented Politics of Neglect in Cairo shapes today’s severe urban segregation in the city. Furtherly, adopt the current pandemic crisis to address the effect of informal labourlabor on the city as a whole: the rich and the poor. Thus, asserting that the pandemic crisis must be a junction to reassess the Egyptian urban policies’ approaches and target groups, in contemplation of attaining Social Inclusion in Cairo. The paper is developed through analyszing the historicalhistoric trajectory and evolutional map analysis of Cairo’s urban growth, and examining the quantitative data of informal economy growth rates in Egypt. Accordingly, correlating data in the wayto ofin a way of understanding the evolution of informal labourlabor and informal ity settlements in relation to the cumulative policies applied in the city.","PeriodicalId":433474,"journal":{"name":"SPACE International Journal of Space Studies in Architecture and Urban Design","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115538322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fast Urban Growth, Human Psycho-Socio-Ecological Needs and ‘Enactivisim’: The Future of Cities","authors":"N. Olszewska, Nour Tawil","doi":"10.51596/sjp2020.aulf1170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51596/sjp2020.aulf1170","url":null,"abstract":"It has been projected that in three decades, two-thirds of the global population will become city dwellers, compared to 50 per cent today. Many urban concepts and planning principles have been generated to tackle the consequential challenges. Furthermore, there has been a noticeable paradigm shift towards psychological sustainability, with some theories indicating a link between the fulfilment of needs and ecological sustainability. Moreover, it has been previously stressed that environments play an important role in fulfilling people’s psychological needs. The current urban sustainable models provide solutions oriented towards physical and environmental aspects. But they lack a systematic understanding of human-environment interactions, therefore, neglect important cognitive and behavioural aspects. We argue that this misalignment between urban contexts and human needs and behaviour could be addressed if architectural and urban design started to be informed by neuroscience. This paper aims to emphasize the foundations of the ‘neuroscience-informed design’ approach.","PeriodicalId":433474,"journal":{"name":"SPACE International Journal of Space Studies in Architecture and Urban Design","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113976579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}