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 represe

Abstract

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 down-town 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.