Slum Tourism: A Catalyst for Urban Development? Reflections from Cairo’s Ashwa’iyat (Informal Areas)

Hendawy, Mennatullah; Madi, Balsam

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-29948-8_4

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“…Informal settlers in Cairo cannot be generalised as poor, as evidenced by conditions in their living areas. Previous studies have shown that informal households' average income is close to Greater Cairo's average [37]. The formal expansion of the city is moving towards gated communities, which only serve the high-income group, while informal settlements serve low-and middle-income groups.…”

Section: Research Context: Greater Cairomentioning

confidence: 98%

A Validated Framework for Characterising Informal Settlements: Two Cases from Greater Cairo, Egypt

2023

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There have been significant research studies on informal settlements within various disciplines including sociology, economy, politics, governance, and urbanism. However, little is known about the complexity and dynamism of informal settlements. The purpose of this study is to develop a framework for understanding the multiplicity of factors influencing the formation and transformation of informal settlements. It examines and validates various intricacies characterising informal settlements in three ways. First, informal settlement characteristics and their relationships are explored. Second, growth and transformation variables are examined. Third, qualities of the informal urban form and those that relate to sustainability are juxtaposed. Utilising two case studies from Greater Cairo, a qualitative approach is adopted including a critical analysis of the literature, interviews with experts and academics, and field observations. Through a comprehensive investigation of informal settlements, two deductions were made: First, the critical physical, social, and economic characteristics that influence their growth were identified. Second, the unique correlations between these characteristics were established and verified by the two case studies. The correlations assist in establishing the logic and dynamics of the informal settlements that can then be applied to develop intervention strategies. In addition, the inferred informal urban form can be considered as a sustainable urban form tailored for further analyses of informal settlements of cities of the global south.

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Section: Research Context: Greater Cairomentioning

confidence: 98%

A Validated Framework for Characterising Informal Settlements: Two Cases from Greater Cairo, Egypt

2023

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The Role of Slum Tourism in Sustainable Urban Development of Slum Areas in Iraq

Al-Taee,

Jaleel

2024

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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The concept of sustainable development has occupied the attention of the international community to meet the growing challenges of urban growth and population growth in the 21st century. The phenomenon of slums is one of the most important of these challenges, on the other hand, slum tourism has emerged as a solution to these challenges, as it is considered an engine of economic growth, cultural communication, and social interaction, and has become a legitimate global tourism that attracts nearly one million tourists annually. Iraq suffers from spread of slums around cities with a clear shortage of tourist facilities; difficult access; loss of security and safety; weak marketing and promotion; and the need for organization and integrated management. The research is an attempt to fill the need for knowledge about the role of urban catalyzation strategies in activating this type of tourism and achieving sustainable development of slums, and to achieve the objectives of the research, an inductive analytical approach was used to collect and analyze data from previous literature, and a field survey was conducted for a random sample (150 people) from the local community with interviews with residents and analysis of global applications, to identify the extent of the local community’s knowledge of the concept of slum tourism and its role in achieving sustainable urban development for these areas. The research found that slum tourism plays an important role in achieving sustainable urban development for these areas, as it contributes to the economic growth of local communities, reduces poverty, reduces the negative impact on the environment and accelerates the growth and development of local areas in general.

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Slum Tourism: A Catalyst for Urban Development? Reflections from Cairo’s Ashwa’iyat (Informal Areas)

Cited by 2 publications

References 3 publications

A Validated Framework for Characterising Informal Settlements: Two Cases from Greater Cairo, Egypt

A Validated Framework for Characterising Informal Settlements: Two Cases from Greater Cairo, Egypt

The Role of Slum Tourism in Sustainable Urban Development of Slum Areas in Iraq

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