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Exposing urban sustainability transitions: urban expansion in Alexandria, Egypt.
- Source :
- International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development; Dec2022, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p33-55, 23p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Based on a case study of Alexandria city, Egypt, this paper investigates the configuration, interrelation, and integration of urban expansion within the framework of sustainability transitions to enhance the performance of sociotechnical transitions. It explores two main arguments; first, to evaluate the recent urban planning innovations, and second, to raise awareness of the participatory planning model to enhance the involvement of the three pillars to better integrate urban sustainable development. It presumes there is a linkage between urban sustainability transitions and the geographical transitions. It further evaluates whether this linkage would benefit accommodating the rapid population growth of Alexandria. This research applies an empirical methodology to test concepts and patterns known from theory generating three scenarios from empirical data. Moving beyond the 'niche–regime dichotomy', this study concludes that innovative practices and vested interests are typically constituted in a dualistic manner and tend to incite processes of change in both. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19463138
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160755190
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/19463138.2022.2056894