mapping spatial injustice in the greater cairo region

Mapping Spatial Injusticein the Greater Cairo Region

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The multiple indicators of poverty


Percentage of people belowpoverty line in GCR shiyakhas


By using the percentage of people under the poverty line as our indicator (CAPMAS, 2013), we �nd that the south of Giza governorate is the poorest part of the Greater Cairo Region.


Numbers of people belowpoverty line in GCR shiyakhas

By using the numbers of people under the poverty line as our indicator (CAPMAS, 2013), the perspective changes and we �nd that the highest numbers of the poor lie within the central and northern parts of Cairo and Giza.

Density of people belowpoverty line per km2 in GCR shiyakhas


By using the density of the people below the poverty line as our indicator (CAPMAS, 2013) – i.e. the numbers of the poor per km2 – we �nd that the areas that have the highest density of the poor are concentrated in the central areas of Cairo and Giza. The use of di�erent indicators gives a very di�erent picture of poverty in the city, which calls for a better understanding of the use of each indicator.

Measuring access to utilities and infrastructure: water and

sanitation


Percentage of people connected topublic water network in GCR shiyakhas


O�cial reports often only focus on the percentage of people connected to the water network, which is above 95% in the GCR (CAPMAS, 2006).

Percentage of people with water tapsinside their homes in GCR shiyakhas


However, if we change our indicator, and look at the percentage of those with a tap inside the home, we will see that a signi�cant number of people have to leave their homes to obtain drinking water (CAPMAS, 2006). This indicator is a better measure of ease of access to water.

Percentage of people with toiletsinside their homes in GCR shiyakhas


Similarly, if we look at the percentage of those with a toilet inside the home, we �nd the percentage to be quite high (CAPMAS, 2006).

Percentage of people connected to thepublic sanitation network in GCR shiyakhas


However, if we look at the percentage of those connected to the wastewater network, we will �nd the percentage is much lower (CAPMAS, 2006), meaning that a large number of people rely on septic tanks to dispose of their wastewater. Septic tanks add a huge environmental burden to the surrounding areas.

Per capita share of 2014/2015 local development programs

vs.Numbers of people below the

poverty line in GCR districts


Per capita 2014/2015 local developmentprograms (EGP)


This comparison shows us one of the biggest distortions in spatial justice, since there is a negative correlation between the per capita share of the 2014/2015 local development programs budget and numbers of the poor in most GCR districts. The districts with highest per capita share of such programs also happen to have the lowest numbers of the poor.

*all units in EGP

Numbers of poor in GCR districts


Per capita share of 2014/2015 local development pro-grams vs. % of poor in Cairo governorate districts

The highest per capita share of the local development programs budget among Cairo governorate’s districts in 2014/2015 is EGP 42.1 in Al-Nozha district, while the lowest is EGP 4.7 in Ain Shams district. Interestingly, these two districts are adjacent to each other.

Source: Cairo governorate website

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Miṣr al-Qadīmaal-Salām - Second

al-MuskīMunsha'at Nāṣir

al-Sharābiyyaal-Zāwiyya al-Ḥamrā`

al-MaṭariyyaRowḍ al-FaragDār al-Salām

al-Basātīnal-Salām - FirstCenter of Cairo

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Bāb al-Sha`riyya`Ayn Shams

Ḥadā`iq al-Qubba15 Mayal-Wāylī

al-Sayyida Zaynabal-Azbakiyya

al-Zaytūnal-Khalīfa

al-MuqaṭṭamMadīnat Naṣr - West

`ĀbdīnWest of Cairo

al-Ma`ādīMadīnat Naṣr - East

Miṣr al-Gadīdaal-Nuzha


The project aims to collect and analyze data and increase public awareness regarding the absence of spatial justice in the distribution of public resources between di�erent urban areas. This is in addition to examining the institutional causes that enable this situation in Egypt, with a special focus on the Greater Cairo Region (GCR).

In pursuing this aim, the project works on developing tools to identi-fy, measure and address these inequalities and making these tools available to other active groups in Egypt. Planning [in] Justice is a project of TADAMUN: The Cairo Urban Solidarity Initiative.

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mapping spatial injustice in the greater cairo region

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