This article looks into the changes having impacted on the livelihoods of Cairo’s zabbaleen since the beginning of the Millennium and discusses future avenues for research. Based on our fieldwork (2006, 2011, 2017) which followed an actor and household centered methodology we expose the different interwoven factors which have been influencing the functionality of this livelihood sector. These factors range from local competition to national policies and international economies. Our research revealed that in order to understand dynamics around the livelihood of waste and recycling workers in Egypt it is crucial to connect individual actions and strategies to a multi-level analysis of different social fields. Bourdieu’s theories provide a ric...
The growth of informal settlements is a major concern in many cities of the Global South. Therefore,...
International audienceAu Caire, les chiffonniers habitent des « espaces‑poubelles » qui se situent à...
FAHMIA, Wael Salah. SUTTON, Keith. Cairo's Zabaleen garbage recyclers: Multi-nationals’ takeover and...
The following analysis provides a theoretically informed explanation of how Cairo‘s Zabbaleen (infor...
The struggle with garbage is not only a physical struggle to deal with the unwanted stuff people thr...
Cairo\u27s informal garbage collectors known as the zabaleen, have been the subject of a plethora of...
Version en anglais de l'article paru en italienInternational audienceAbstract - There has been a dra...
FAHMI, Wael. SUTTON, Keith. Cairo's contested garbage : sustainable solid waste management and the z...
This article presents waste valorization and recuperation activities in a poor area in Greater Cairo
National audienceThis paper tries to look at waste circulations in Cairo (Egypt). Looking at the man...
An Indispensable But Unrecognized Community Called the ‘Zabbaleen’ in Egypt, the waste pickers of Ca...
Greater Cairo’s claim as amongst the world’s largest urban conglomerates demands discussion of its s...
The housing of low-income groups in Greater Cairo has always been difficult. The general shortage in...
Cette thèse, basée sur une approche qualitative, étudie les dynamiques de la pauvreté dans la campag...
Related to the activities of the Urban Studies department at CEDEJ since 2008, this issue is dedicat...
The growth of informal settlements is a major concern in many cities of the Global South. Therefore,...
International audienceAu Caire, les chiffonniers habitent des « espaces‑poubelles » qui se situent à...
FAHMIA, Wael Salah. SUTTON, Keith. Cairo's Zabaleen garbage recyclers: Multi-nationals’ takeover and...
The following analysis provides a theoretically informed explanation of how Cairo‘s Zabbaleen (infor...
The struggle with garbage is not only a physical struggle to deal with the unwanted stuff people thr...
Cairo\u27s informal garbage collectors known as the zabaleen, have been the subject of a plethora of...
Version en anglais de l'article paru en italienInternational audienceAbstract - There has been a dra...
FAHMI, Wael. SUTTON, Keith. Cairo's contested garbage : sustainable solid waste management and the z...
This article presents waste valorization and recuperation activities in a poor area in Greater Cairo
National audienceThis paper tries to look at waste circulations in Cairo (Egypt). Looking at the man...
An Indispensable But Unrecognized Community Called the ‘Zabbaleen’ in Egypt, the waste pickers of Ca...
Greater Cairo’s claim as amongst the world’s largest urban conglomerates demands discussion of its s...
The housing of low-income groups in Greater Cairo has always been difficult. The general shortage in...
Cette thèse, basée sur une approche qualitative, étudie les dynamiques de la pauvreté dans la campag...
Related to the activities of the Urban Studies department at CEDEJ since 2008, this issue is dedicat...
The growth of informal settlements is a major concern in many cities of the Global South. Therefore,...
International audienceAu Caire, les chiffonniers habitent des « espaces‑poubelles » qui se situent à...
FAHMIA, Wael Salah. SUTTON, Keith. Cairo's Zabaleen garbage recyclers: Multi-nationals’ takeover and...