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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.

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  • Title Understanding Cairo: The Logic of a City Out of Control
  • Author David Sims
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 388
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher American University in Cairo Press
  • Publication date 2012-09
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9789774165535 / 9774165535
  • Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 5.8 x 1 in (22.86 x 14.73 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Historical
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
    • Cultural Region: North Africa
    • Demographic Orientation: Urban
  • Category Sociology
  • Dewey Decimal Code 916.216

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David Sims is an American economist and urban planner who has led a number of studies about Cairo's urban development and housing.
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