Download or read book Environmental Politics in Egypt written by Jeannie Sowers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-26 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the evolution and development of environmental politics in Egypt, and how networks operate inside an authoritarian system. Tracing attempts by environmental networks to control industrial pollution, create and preserve protected areas, and restructure the management of Egypt’s scarce water supplies, the author contributes to a more refined understanding of public policy making and social protest under authoritarian rule in Egypt and the Arab world.