IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v16y2024i12p4953-d1411915.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Harnessing Local Dynamics for Upgrading Informal Settlements: The Ezbit Hegazi Experience with the ALEXU-CoE-SUG

Author

Listed:
  • Khalid Al-Hagla

    (Department of Landscape Architecture, College of Architecture and Planning, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

Informal settlements pose multifaceted challenges to urban development, necessitating a reconsideration of traditional upgrading approaches. This study examines the integration of the street-led approach within the Ezbit Hegazi informal settlement, leveraging the Alexandria University Centre of Excellence for Smart Urban Governance’s (ALEXU-CoE-SUG’s) innovative framework. It highlights the centrality of ‘Demand for Good Governance’ (DFGG) practices in bridging the gap between governmental (supply-side) and community (demand-side) objectives, fostering a collaborative urban upgrading process. Through an in-depth case study analysis, this paper reveals the potential of aligning governmental agendas with local aspirations, emphasizing the importance of local dynamics in sustainable urban development. The findings indicate that integrating bottom-up community engagement with top-down institutional support can lead to more effective and sustainable urban regeneration. The study concludes that a combined approach, leveraging both grassroots initiatives and formal governance structures, is crucial for the successful upgrading of informal settlements. The findings contribute to the urban studies literature by providing insights into the synergies between supply and demand perspectives in the context of informal settlement upgrading, offering implications for policy and practice in similar urban settings globally.

Suggested Citation

  • Khalid Al-Hagla, 2024. "Harnessing Local Dynamics for Upgrading Informal Settlements: The Ezbit Hegazi Experience with the ALEXU-CoE-SUG," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(12), pages 1-24, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:12:p:4953-:d:1411915
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/12/4953/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/12/4953/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. World Bank, 2020. "World Development Report 2020," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 32437.
    2. World Bank, 1994. "World Development Report 1994," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 5977.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Schiff, Maurice & Valdes, Alberto, 1998. "Agriculture and the macroeconomy," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1967, The World Bank.
    2. Shahbaz, Muhammad & Hoang, Thi Hong Van & Mahalik, Mantu Kumar & Roubaud, David, 2017. "Energy consumption, financial development and economic growth in India: New evidence from a nonlinear and asymmetric analysis," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 63(C), pages 199-212.
    3. Tran Minh Duc, 2022. "Research on gender in access to economic resources and labor market of ethnic minorities in Vietnam," Technium Social Sciences Journal, Technium Science, vol. 34(1), pages 646-653, August.
    4. Hjerppe, Reino & Berghall, Pii Elina, "undated". "The Urban Challenge," WIDER Working Papers 295315, United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    5. repec:diw:diwwpp:dp320 is not listed on IDEAS
    6. repec:hal:wpspec:info:hdl:2441/6q707l4svn8k3bt630nhgdqgdu is not listed on IDEAS
    7. Hubbard, Michael, 1995. "The 'new public management' and the reform of public services to agriculture in adjusting economies: the role of contracting," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 20(6), pages 529-536, December.
    8. Sachs, Jeffrey D. & Warner, Andrew M., 1996. "Achieving Rapid Growth in the Transition Economies of Central Europe," Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) Papers 294091, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government.
    9. Oyedeji, Oluwafemi A. & Babatunde, Rapheal O., 2022. "Analysis of Maize Biomass-based Value Web and Household Livelihood Security in Nigeria," 2024 Annual Meeting, July 28-30, New Orleans, LA 322201, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    10. didier chabaud & Parthenay Claude & Yannick Perez, 2005. "Environnement institutionnel et trajectoire des entreprises : une analyse northienne de l’industrie électrique," Post-Print hal-04297605, HAL.
    11. Taguchi, Hiroyuki, 2022. "Risk of premature deindustrialization: the case of the latecomer’s developing countries in Asia," MPRA Paper 113551, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    12. Dunning, John H. & Lundan, Sarianna M., 1998. "The geographical sources of competitiveness of multinational enterprises: an econometric analysis," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 7(2), pages 115-133, April.
    13. Carter, Michael R. & May, Julian, 1999. "Poverty, livelihood and class in rural South Africa," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 27(1), pages 1-20, January.
    14. Ryszard Kata & Justyna Chmiel, 2020. "Financialisation Level of Non-Financial Enterprises in European Union Countries: A Comparative Analysis," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(3), pages 378-398.
    15. Pei, Fanyu & Tilton, John E., 1999. "Consumer preferences, technological change, and the short-run income elasticity of metal demand," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 25(2), pages 87-109, June.
    16. Alessandro Ferrari, 2022. "Inventories, Demand Shocks Propagation and Amplification in Supply Chains," Papers 2205.03862, arXiv.org, revised Apr 2025.
    17. Wannaphong Durongkaveroj, 2021. "Should high domestic value added be policy emphasis in the era of global production sharing?: Evidence from Thailand," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 41(3), pages 1631-1641.
    18. Cerqua, Augusto & Montalbano, Pierluigi & Temerbulatova, Zhansaya, 2024. "A decade of Eurasian integration: An ex-post non-parametric assessment of the Eurasian economic union," International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 178(C).
    19. Stewart, Robert & Chowdhury, Murshed & Arjoon, Vaalmikki, 2021. "Interdependencies between regulatory capital, credit extension and economic growth," Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier, vol. 117(C).
    20. Das Gupta, Monica & Grandvoinnet, Helene & Romani, Mattia, 2000. "State-community synergies in development : laying the basis for collective action," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2439, The World Bank.
    21. Abdulkareem Alhassan & Joshua Dzankar Zoaka & Salim Hamza Ringim, 2021. "Africa as headwaiter at the dining table of global value chains: Do institutions matter for her participation?," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 33(3), pages 560-576, September.
    22. Camara Kwasi Obeng & Peter Yeltulme Mwinlaaru & Isaac Kwesi Ofori, 2022. "Global Value Chain Participation and Inclusive Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa," Springer Books, in: Evelyn F. Wamboye & Bichaka Fayissa (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Africa’s Economic Sectors, pages 815-840, Springer.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:12:p:4953-:d:1411915. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.