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Understanding Cairo
David Sims
其他書名
The Logic of a City Out of Control
出版American University in Cairo Press, 2012-04-01
主題Social Science / Sociology / UrbanSocial Science / Sociology / GeneralPolitical Science / GlobalizationSocial Science / Social Classes & Economic DisparityPolitical Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development
ISBN16179738829781617973888
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ampjEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.