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Urban Regeneration Projects and the Displacement of Marginalized Citizens: A Case Study of a Low-cost Asmarat Housing Project in Cairo
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Azza Eleishe
Egypt's recent political as well as socio-economic turmoil resulted in complex challenges to the government's globalized, market-driven neoliberal policies thought to solve its multifaceted problems. In its attempts to change the image of the capital city and attract foreign investors to one of the most populous cities of the world, where it is estimated that in the Greater Cairo Region 62 per cent of households live in informal settlements, the government embarked on various urban regeneration projects. These included the clearance of informal neighborhoods around the city and the relocation of these residents to newly built social housing projects as part of a slum upgrading program. One of the latest advertised such projects, used by the new government to polish its image of "caring for the poor," is the “Asmarat” housing project for the former residents of dilapidated and now demolished Doweka neighborhood. The project is part of the government’s effort to build around 11,000 housing units for the former slum inhabitants. It is currently in its first phase, with a total of 6,258 housing units currently constructed, while the second phase foresees the building of 4,722 housing units, plus hospitals, schools, and other public utilities. The study is a field investigation of the relocated citizens' evaluation of their new neighborhood and dwelling units as well as their perception of the government's relocation policy. The research methods include a documentation of the original informal neighborhood and the new housing project's designs, including both the individual residences and the shared public spaces, in addition to the official procedure for the residents dwelling units' selection criteria and the relocation process. A survey using a structured questionnaire is used to interview a representative sample of the residents and elicit their assessment of the government's initiatives toward addressing the issue of informal housing in particular, and the city’s problems in general. Moreover, a separate questionnaire may be administered to neighboring residents of the areas in question in order to assess the impact of the demographic shift across classes and communities. The study gives policy makers and officials with peoples' views and opinions of their living environments in order to incorporate a measure of public participation and shared governance in these policies, rather than impose top-down solutions that may result in people's dissatisfaction with, and indifference towards, their new housing environment.
Analysis of the Differences of Gender in the Values of Young Andalusian University Students
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Gracia González Gijón, Nazaret Martínez Heredia
With this research we set out to describe the values of university student and to analyze them from the perspective of gender at university of Andalusia, Spain. To do this, we applied the instrument "Adapted values test" (TVA) punctuated in scale form (Likert format), to a sample of 651 students. The results show us significant differences in relation to the gender.
The Impact of Globalisation on the English Language Classroom in Spain
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Silvia Corral Robles
In today’s globalized world, the idea of language learning is well spread. The ability to interact in a second or third language is an increasing phenomenon that has become a workday matter. In this respect, the European Union has addressed this concern by boosting innovative approaches such as the methodological approach called CLIL, Content and Language Integrated Learning, which is gaining interest not only in Europe but also in Spain. To this end, this research intends to shed some light on this new approach from an specific perspective: the effect of CLIL and Non-CLIL programmes on the written competence of their second language, English, of upper secondary students. Particularly, this paper is focused on the description of the process required to conduct a qualitative data analysis using a widely known research technique, content analysis, as well as the on the description of the creation of the system of categories.
