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Copyright

Asmaa Abdelhalim;

Published On

2025-06-03

Page Range

pp. 119–138

Language

  • English

Print Length

20 pages

7. Post-Relocation Socio-Economic Study of an Occupational Community in Egypt

Assessing the Social Effects of Relocating the Fishermen Community of El-Mex, Alexandria

Chapter of: Housing, Heritage and Urbanisation in the Middle East and North Africa(pp. 119–138)
Chapter Seven analyses the case of a fishermen village undergoing relocation as part of an urban renewal project. Asmaa Abdelhalim assesses the social effects of relocating the fishing community of El-Mex in Alexandria. The results of her post-relocation socio-economic study reveal that the relocated inhabitants suffer from high levels of grief, and some have since abandoned their fishing activities. However, she notes that relocation was not the sole cause of these socio-economic changes, identifying other factors such as the design of the new housing and dock and the change in economic status.

Contributors

Asmaa Abdelhalim

(author)
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6025-9408

Asmaa Abdelhalim is an urban sociologist. She earned her bachelor’s degree in architecture from Alexandria University’s Faculty of Fine Arts in 2016, and a master’s degree in urban development from Berlin Technical University in 2021, supported by scholarships from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and Sawiris Foundation for Sustainable Development in Egypt. She has worked on community driven development projects for Egyptian startups in old Cairo and the Blue Hole in South Sinai. In addition to community-based development, her interests include neighbourhood management and place-making.