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The al-Azhar Street axis was a major traffic route through and into Old Cairo. Now that a tunnel has been constructed to take through traffic it has been proposed that the street should be pedestrianised along with adjacent squares. The pedestrianisation scheme is assessed in terms of the views of various stakeholder groups including residents, merchants and planners. An alternative, less drastic pedestrianisation scheme is suggested, one that would favour continued commercial and residential functions rather than encouraging gentrification trends. The rehabilitation of Old Cairo remains a delicate and controversial issue. (DSE/DÜI)

This book offers a critical perspective on the issue of organising waste in cities, which has often been positioned in terms of relatively narrow engineering, economic and physical science approaches. It emphasises the ways in which the notion of waste, and the narratives and discourses associated with it, have been socially constructed with corresponding implications for waste governance and local waste handling practices.Organising waste in the city takes a broad and international approach to the ways in which the issue of waste is framed, and brings together narratives from cities as diverse as Amsterdam, Bristol, Cairo, Gothenburg, Helsingborg and Managua. Organised into four main sections and with an integrative introduction and conclusion, the book not only provides new insights into the hidden stories of urban and municipal household solid waste and waste landscapes, but also connects concerns regarding urban waste to such issues as globalisation, governance, urban ecology, and social, economic and environmental justice