Cultural policy and challenges of urban transport The Case of Alexandria, Egypt Presenter: Sara Hassan Centre for Urban Policy Studies School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED) The University of Manchester RSA Early Career Conference 2015 Supervisors: Prof Cecilia Wong and Dr Adam Barker

Outline Rapid urban growth and impacts on transport Need for solutions to transport problems Car dependency in Egypt Gap between urban transport needs and policy – Research aim and objectives Why are things the way they are? What I have learnt? Conclusions

Transport And Car Dependency Urban divide between global north and south Socio-economic impacts Sustainable urban development Transport and outcomes on economy Negative externalities (pollution, congestion, lack of accessibility and high accident rates) Several solutions non implemented – failure to achieve goals in developing countries

Transport And Car Dependency

Car Dependency issue in Egypt Difference between developed and developing countries context High share of motorised transport Congested roads, short trip distances and restricted expansion Widening existing streets exacerbates the problem!

Research Aim Investigating the challenges and barriers of reducing the car dependency culture in Egypt. It will also identify the different policy options for overcoming these barriers through the case study to examine the situation empirically

Research Objectives

Decision- Making Urban Transport Projects Planning + Policy Orientation Patterns Individual Level Policy Arena Level Policy formulation Strong Sustainability Polyrationality Mono-rationality Car dependency Positive Power Relations Negative Power Relations

Methodology & Fieldwork Qualitative Research Case Study Method Different methods for data collection ©2014 ClipartPanda.com Semi-structured Interviews Elite Interviews (senior officials) Non-participant observation (planning meetings) Documents and record analysis and work samples

Methods used in the Analysis Units of Analysis – decision making processes – orientation patterns – policy formulation Policy-Culture Analysis

What I have learnt? Policy Implications Planning/ Formulation Legitimisation & Authorisation process Constituency Building & Public Relations Resource Mobilisation & Action

Conclusions

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