Des vieilles recettes pour des nouveaux projets d’aménagement en Égypte : une « contre-révolution urbaine » en marche ?

摘要

This article provides perspectives on the thundering planning actions undertaken by Egypt's new leader, the president Sisi, in the longest territorial planning period of the country. The study shows that actual territorial and planning strategies represent a straight continuation of the visions of his predecessors. Such reproduction will only deepen the chronic urban situation of the Egyptian territory, characterized by the sprawl of informality on all levels. The paper discusses, (i) the launching of several mega-projects on the highest levels of the State without any involvement of second party or transparency, (ii) the growing local acceptance of safety/punitive planning mainly in downtown Cairo, and finally (iii) an analysis of the current situation of urban actors, one of the priceless fruit of 2011 revolution, which suggests the manipulation of some and even the reverse of others on the urban scene. This leads to question, whether today an urban counter-revolution is in progress.