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A possible way out : formalizing housing informality in Egyptian cities / Ahmed M. Soliman ; foreword by Hernando de Soto.
Lippincott Library HD7287.96.E32 S65 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Soliman, Ahmed Mounir.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Squatter settlements--Egypt.
- Squatter settlements.
- Urban poor--Housing--Egypt.
- Urban poor.
- Public-private sector cooperation--Egypt.
- Public-private sector cooperation.
- Informal sector (Economics)--Egypt.
- Informal sector (Economics).
- Housing policy--Egypt.
- Housing policy.
- Urban policy--Egypt.
- Urban policy.
- Urban poor--Housing.
- Egypt.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 289 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2004]
- Summary:
- A Possible Way Out brings together the research and experience gained in the last two decades on the issue of informal housing in Egypt. This work sheds light on the process of housing informality in three Egyptian cities, Greater Cairo, Alexandria, and Tanta, and focuses on the different paths followed to informality. The diversity of case study materials and the specific policy focus make this book an important contribution to the formulation of future urban strategies in the South.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 A Perspective of Informal Housing 1
- Major Issues of Concern to the Research 5
- The Nature of Urban Informal Housing 9
- The Informality Concept 24
- Informal Housing Development 28
- Informal Housing Typologies 30
- Public/Private Partnerships in Land Provision 32
- Chapter 2 Urbanization and Urban Development in Three Egyptian Cities 39
- Egyptian Context 39
- Expansions of the Greater Cairo Region 46
- The Alexandria Context 58
- Tanta City Structure 65
- Chapter 3 Housing Policy of Egypt: Retrospect and Prospect 71
- The History and Development of Housing Policy 73
- Performance of Housing Development 80
- Political Strain 86
- A Critique of Current Policies 89
- Chapter 4 Illegality as a Way for Housing Informality in Urban Egypt 95
- Characteristics of Informal Settlements 96
- Actors, Organizations, and Residents Involved in Informality 101
- Urban Informality 108
- Land Mechanisms 115
- Chapter 5 Typology of Informal Housing in Egyptian Cities 125
- Informal Housing Types 135
- Quantification and Diversity of Residential Properties 144
- Conclusion: Taking Account of Diversity 148
- Chapter 6 Public/Private Partnerships in Land Provision 151
- Background and Context 151
- Public Participation in Land Provision 153
- Role of the State in the Housing Process 154
- Public/Private Partnerships 156
- Types of Partnership 161
- Chapter 7 Public/Private Partnerships in Cairo 171
- Background and Context 171
- Nature of Public/Private Partnership 173
- Methods of Land Conversion 183
- Chapter 8 Public/Private Partnerships in Alexandria 199
- Methods of Land Conversion 206
- Land Delivery Systems 212
- Nature of Partnership 220
- Chapter 9 Public/Private Partnerships in Tanta 227
- Characteristics of the Two Areas 230
- Evolution of the Partnerships 232
- Mode of Acquiring Land 240
- Nature of Partnership 243
- Chapter 10 The Way Forward 251
- Retrospect 251
- Stepping up 254
- Moving Forward 259
- Conclusion: Guildlines for Formalization 265.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-280) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0761827021
- OCLC:
- 54696878
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