Mapping Informal Areas in Egypt Between the Past Interventions and Next Urban Revolution

Abstract

This Paper is a clear attempt to analyze the efforts that done towards informal settlements in Egypt in the years with emphasis on the role of the public participation on the planning process. The aim of this paper is to map the dimensions of successful participation especially after the uprising of 25th of January revolution, the perception of participation must be different and deeper now, as in some previous cases; participation process was not completely transparent with the public, and in some cases the participation was limited or excluded to certain people or representative that worked with the government and doesn't represent the sound of local residents of informal areas. This will happen through studying and analyzing some cases of upgrading informal areas in Egypt and analyze its negative and positive points. Keywords: GCR, public Participation, participatory planning, informal areas. ‫البحث‬ ‫ملخص‬ ‫الماضية‬ ‫العقود‬ ‫خالل‬ ‫العشوائية‬ ‫المناطق‬ ‫مع‬ ‫للتعامل‬ ‫بها‬ ‫القيام‬ ‫تم‬ ‫التي‬ ‫المبذولة‬ ‫الجهود‬ ‫وتحليل‬ ‫الضوء‬ ‫القاء‬ ‫الي‬ ‫البحث‬ ‫هذا‬ ‫يهدف‬ ‫الشعبية‬ ‫المشاركة‬ ‫وتأثير‬ ‫على‬ ‫أثرت‬ ‫التي‬ ‫المختلفة‬ ‫األبعاد‬ ‫فهم‬ ‫محاولة‬ ‫الي‬ ‫أيضا‬ ‫البحث‬ ‫ويهدف‬ .‫التخطيط‬ ‫عملية‬ ‫ع‬ ‫لى‬ ‫المشاركة‬ ‫أن‬ ‫حيث‬ ،‫يناير‬ ‫من‬ ‫والعشرين‬ ‫الخامس‬ ‫ثورة‬ ‫بعد‬ ‫وخصوصا‬ ‫إدراك‬ ‫هو‬ ‫وكما‬ ،‫وأعمق‬ ‫مختلفا‬ ‫يكون‬ ‫أن‬ ‫البد‬ ‫المشاركة‬ ‫مفهوم‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ال‬ ‫المشاركة‬ ‫عملية‬ ‫أن‬ ،‫المختلفة‬ ‫والتجارب‬ ‫النماذج‬ ‫خالل‬ ‫من‬ ‫معروف‬ ‫عملية‬ ‫تكون‬ ‫الحاالت‬ ‫بعض‬ ‫وفي‬ ،‫الكاملة‬ ‫بالشفافية‬ ‫متاز‬ ‫أو‬ ‫األشخاص‬ ‫بعض‬ ‫تجتنب‬ ‫أو‬ ‫محدودة‬ ‫المشاركة‬ ‫التجارب‬ ‫وتحليل‬ ‫دراسة‬ ‫خالل‬ ‫من‬ ‫ذلك‬ ‫سيحدث‬ .‫الكيانات‬ ‫بعض‬ ‫ممثلي‬ ‫العشوائية‬ ‫المناطق‬ ‫لتطوير‬ ‫المختلفة‬ ‫والممارسات‬ ‫في‬ .‫بها‬ ‫والسلبية‬ ‫االيجابية‬ ‫النقاط‬ ‫وتحليل‬ ‫مصر‬