PhD Candidate, University of Manchester
Aya Badawy is a PhD researcher in University of Manchester, UK (Spatial Policy & Analysis Lab and Manchester Urban Institute). She also holds the position of a teaching assistant in Architectural Engineering in Alexandria University, but currently on a study leave. She obtained her BSc. In Architectural Engineering in 2012 from Alexandria University, and MSc from the same university in 2015. Aya is interested in urban planning process, decision-making, and urban poverty. She has worked in some urban development projects and was a participant in the national project “Egypt without Slums in 3 Years”.
Egypt's building a new capital city from scratch – here's how to avoid inequality and segregation
Sep 25, 2018 10:20 am UTC| Insights & Views
Egypt is the latest country to build a new capital city from scratch, with ambitions to move parliament away from Cairo as early as summer 2019. With nearly 24m people living in Greater Metropolitan Cairo, the current...
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