| Abstract |
The spatial articulation of urban areas and cities is significantly affected by physical and non-physical forces. The non-physical forces work in a cumulative inseparable manner creating governance networks. This study explores the effect of governance networks on the spatial articulation of housing areas in Cairo between 1952 and 1974. The beginning of the period represented a clear paradigm shift in the political forces when the free officers took over the reins of government. Thus, many changes in the governance networks' system happened. This paradigm shift led to urban transformation and the dominance of spatial articulations of residential areas similar to western areas of solids and voids and influenced by modernism. On the other hand, the end of the period is the economic openness which is the turning point for the economic forces and the next paradigm shift. To study the impacts of governance networks during the chosen time frame, the author focused on the medium and low-class housing areas in the following cities: Nasr City, Shubra Al-Khaymah, Imbaba, and Helwan. These cities were targeted to be developed at this time frame. Thus, the author selected them as case studies.
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