1. Building Climate Resilience, Literally: Learning from How Households Renovate in Cairo
- Author
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Ghodbane, Dalila
- Subjects
anthropocene ,Economics ,sustainable mobility ,air pollution ,Environmental Studies ,architecture expertise ,urban development challenges ,climate change ,Cairo ,urban governance ,BUS072000 ,RNU ,cities in transition ,housing renovation ,architecture and rehabilitation ,urban heat ,Egypt ,waste ,climate-responsive design ,social and ecological justice ,urban expansions ,nature-based solutions - Abstract
Introduction France, June 2022. Like every year during this season, the Roland Garros international tennis competition is being broadcast live on television. In the middle of the semi-final match, a young woman, barely in her twenties, enters the centre court, runs towards the net and ties her neck to it. The picture made the rounds in the press. She is seen sitting on her heels, knees on the ground, chest out, chin up, staring into the distance. On her white T-shirt, it says: ‘We have 1028 d...
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- 2022