Gehan Selim Books

Focusing on postcolonial planning practices, the book explores how efforts to modernize Cairo's urban spaces were influenced by the state's political ideologies and governance systems. It delves into the expanding field of postcolonial urbanism, analyzing the methods of spatial representation used to reshape the city's urban environment. Through this lens, the author highlights the complex interplay between politics and urban transformation in Cairo.

Northern Ireland has a complex urbanism with multilayered socio-spatial politics. In this environment, issues of communication, self-representation and expression of identity are central to the experience of urban space and architecture where the dichotomy of division and shared living are spatially exercised in everyday life. Unlike other studies in the area, this book focuses on the everyday experiences of local communities in both public and private spheres - issues of 'shareness' - challenging conventional approaches to divided cities. The book aims to layer its narratives of architectural and social developments as an urban experience in post-conflict settings over the past two decades.