David Sims

Egypt's Desert Dreams

Development or Disaster?

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Egypt's Desert Dreams is the first attempt of its kind to look at Egypt's desert development in its entirety. It recounts the failures of governmental schemes, analyzes why they have failed, and exposes the main winners of Egypt's desert projects, as well as the underlying narratives and political necessities behind it, even in the post-revolutionary era. It also shows that all is not lost, and that there are alternative paths that Egypt could take.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Draft2digital
• Seitenzahl: 436
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 158mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 880g
• ISBN-13: 9789774166686
• ISBN-10: 977416668X
• Artikelnr.: 42361658

Autorenporträt

David Sims is an economist and urban planner who has been based in Egypt since 1974. As well as having worked in several Arab, Asian and African countries, he has led studies on urban development, industrial estates, tourism, and other aspects of Egypt's economic geography and spatial development. He is the author of Understanding Cairo: The Logic of a City out of Control (AUC Press, pbk edition, 2012) and Egypt's Desert Dreams: Development or Disaster (AUC Press, pbk edition, 2018). Timothy Mitchell is professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Columbia University. He is the author of Colonising Egypt, Rule of Experts: Egypt, Techno-Politics, Modernity, and Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Desert History, Geography, and Early Developments
2. A Roll Call of Desert Schemes and Dreams
3. The Imperative to Reclaim the Desert for Agriculture
4. The Long Saga of Trying to Build Cities and Settlements in the Desert
5. Manufacturing and Extractive Industries in the Desert
6. Tourism and Protectorates in the Desert
7. A New Population Map for Egypt?
8. The Fatal Flaw: Disastrous Management of Public Land
9. Summing Up: Can Lessons Finally Be Learned?

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Preface to New Edition 1. Desert History, Geography, and Early Developments 2. A Roll Call of Desert Schemes and Dreams 3. The Imperative to Reclaim the Desert for Agriculture 4. The Long Saga of Trying to Build Cities and Settlements in the Desert 5. Manufacturing and Extractive Industries in the Desert 6. Tourism and Protectorates in the Desert 7. A New Population Map for Egypt? 8. The Fatal Flaw: Disastrous Management of Public Land 9. Summing Up: Can Lessons Finally Be Learned?

Rezensionen

"In Desert Dreams, unlike many urban researchers who examine urban desert expansion, Sims contextualizes urban expansion in the desert within the bigger desert development story. Through his simple and jargon-free writing style, he critiques mega agricultural projects, new urban communities, and mega economic projects, such as the Desert Development Corridor, special economic and industrial zones, and tourism-centric coastal development. This diversity and wealth of information makes the book beneficial beyond the typical audience of urban researchers." TADAMUN: The Cairo Urban Solidarity Initiative (on UrbanAfrica.Net)