David Sims is an economist and urban planner who has been based in Egypt since 1974. As well as having worked in several Arab, Asian and African countries, he has led studies on urban development, industrial estates, tourism, and other aspects of Egypt’s economic geography and spatial development. He is the author of Understanding Cairo: The Logic of a City out of Control (AUC Press, pbk edition, 2012) and Egypt's Desert Dreams: Development or Disaster (AUC Press, pbk edition, 2018).

• List of Maps List of Illustrations List of Tables Abbreviations and Acronyms Acknowledgments Foreword Janet Abu-Lughod IntroductionImaging Cairo Cairo is Egypt and Egypt is Cairo A History of Modern Cairo: Three Cities in One Informal Cairo Triumphant Housing Real and Speculative The Desert City Today Working in the City City on the Move: A Complementary Informality? Governing Cairo Summing Up: Cairo Serendipity? Postscript: Revolutionary Cairo One Year On Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

David Sims is an economist and urban planner who has been based in Egypt since 1974. As well as having worked in several Arab, Asian and African countries, he has led studies on urban development, industrial estates, tourism, and other aspects of Egypt’s economic geography and spatial development. He is the author of Understanding Cairo: The Logic of a City out of Control (AUC Press, pbk edition, 2012) and Egypt's Desert Dreams: Development or Disaster (AUC Press, pbk edition, 2018).

• List of Maps List of Illustrations List of Tables Abbreviations and Acronyms Acknowledgments Foreword Janet Abu-Lughod IntroductionImaging Cairo Cairo is Egypt and Egypt is Cairo A History of Modern Cairo: Three Cities in One Informal Cairo Triumphant Housing Real and Speculative The Desert City Today Working in the City City on the Move: A Complementary Informality? Governing Cairo Summing Up: Cairo Serendipity? Postscript: Revolutionary Cairo One Year On Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

David Sims is an economist and urban planner who has been based in Egypt since 1974. As well as having worked in several Arab, Asian and African countries, he has led studies on urban development, industrial estates, tourism, and other aspects of Egypt’s economic geography and spatial development. He is the author of Understanding Cairo: The Logic of a City out of Control (AUC Press, pbk edition, 2012) and Egypt's Desert Dreams: Development or Disaster (AUC Press, pbk edition, 2018).

• List of Maps List of Illustrations List of Tables Abbreviations and Acronyms Acknowledgments Foreword Janet Abu-Lughod IntroductionImaging Cairo Cairo is Egypt and Egypt is Cairo A History of Modern Cairo: Three Cities in One Informal Cairo Triumphant Housing Real and Speculative The Desert City Today Working in the City City on the Move: A Complementary Informality? Governing Cairo Summing Up: Cairo Serendipity? Postscript: Revolutionary Cairo One Year On Notes Glossary Bibliography Index