Grounded Urban Practices in Cairo and Amsterdam/Rotterdam [electronic resource].

Non-Fiction CLUSTER Creative Industries NL 2019

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A wave of Grounded Urban Practices has emerged in Cairo after the 2011 revolution and in Amsterdam/Rotterdam during the 2008-2012 financial crisis. After almost a decade of experimental research and interventions challenging business-as-usual spatial production, many GUPs in both contexts face several difficulties today. In Egypt, the regime has managed to restore order, while in the Netherlands the economic upturn has ended some of the opportunities created by the crisis. This study contains an in-depth investigation of the work of GUPs in both countries, based on an extensive research and several meet-ups with the selected GUPs in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Cairo. The research focused on 1) the roots and reasons behind their emergence; 2) their structure and legal, financial and organizational models; 3) the strategies, methods and tools that have been applied; and 4) the risks, challenges and opportunities shaping their current decisions.
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Architectural criticism
Populism
City planning

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Omar Nagati
Beth Stryker
Omnia Awni
Amin el-Didi
Marina el-Najjar
Laura Meynier
Marwa Shykhon
Eman al-Houfy
Martina AbuAlam
René Boer
Mark Minkjan
Michiel van Iersel
Anastasia Kubrak