ABSTRACT
The first case study city provides a detailed analysis of what we mean by the capital city hub. Chapter 4 explores the hub function of capital cities in the context of Cairo. Egypt’s most important city is a particularly interesting example because planners are in the process of moving key capital functions, financial institutions, innovation centers, and embassies to a new city to improve their effectiveness and sustainability. In contrast to the current congested metropolis, the new city will incorporate smart features with high levels of efficient mobility. The chapter illuminates the main theme of the book by examining whether it is possible to extract the essential hub functions from an existing city and transfer them elsewhere. It also includes a case study showing how universities and NGOs can work with residents of the city’s massive informal developments to improve water accessibility and quality in the existing city of Cairo.
