This paper explores the inter-connected relationship between urban resiliency and social equity under the specific light of Egypt’s Alexandria. It sheds light on the informal scene of Alexandria, one that is often discarded and ignored in the dialogue of urban resiliency. Studies in resiliency often discard the specificity of sites and their hierarchal ramifications along with the historical experience of the local population. The idea is to redraw urban mitigation outlines and to include the affected population in the process of environmental containment. The paper thus studies local policies, the game changers and the benefiting parties, and the otherwise relocated or affected population in play in Alexandria, Egypt. The scope is to explore the potential of some sensible methods that would put into consideration the local capacities and vernacular experiences of the area’s population.

Informality in Egypt: Rethinking resiliency in vulnerable communities / Mohanna, Aya. - (2020), pp. 308-315. (Intervento presentato al convegno 1st IConA International Conference on Architecture tenutosi a Roma, Italia).

Informality in Egypt: Rethinking resiliency in vulnerable communities

Aya Mohanna
2020

Abstract

This paper explores the inter-connected relationship between urban resiliency and social equity under the specific light of Egypt’s Alexandria. It sheds light on the informal scene of Alexandria, one that is often discarded and ignored in the dialogue of urban resiliency. Studies in resiliency often discard the specificity of sites and their hierarchal ramifications along with the historical experience of the local population. The idea is to redraw urban mitigation outlines and to include the affected population in the process of environmental containment. The paper thus studies local policies, the game changers and the benefiting parties, and the otherwise relocated or affected population in play in Alexandria, Egypt. The scope is to explore the potential of some sensible methods that would put into consideration the local capacities and vernacular experiences of the area’s population.
2020
1st IConA International Conference on Architecture
environmental resilience; social equity; informality; Egypt
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Informality in Egypt: Rethinking resiliency in vulnerable communities / Mohanna, Aya. - (2020), pp. 308-315. (Intervento presentato al convegno 1st IConA International Conference on Architecture tenutosi a Roma, Italia).
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