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Challenges of Social Sustainability in Neo-liberal Cairo: Re- Questioning the Role of Public Space

Year: 2012

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Public space has been always regarded as a reflection of the social status of the community. Based on this assumption, the challenge for achieving a ‘socially sustainable’ community in neo-liberal Cairo is in need to be re- questioned in relation to the role of public spaces. This is relevant in the shadows of the socio-political transformations of post-revolutionary Cairene society. Accordingly, the paper explores the role of public-space in maintaining the social sustenance in the extreme ends of Cairo's social structure, first: the gated communities taking ‘Beverly Hills’ as a prototype, and second the informal areas taking ‘Al-Zahraa’ district a prototype.

Source: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.12.267

Authors: Mennat-Allah El-Husseiny, Karim Kesseiba

Institution: Cairo University

Language: English

Topic: Urban Planning and Governance

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2060969846

FWCI: 16.89

Cites: 17

Cited by: 27

Related to: 10