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Regional development of the Aswan region of Egypt with special reference to the Aswan High Dam
No full textThis study is concerned with the problems of regional development.
In modern times, the different institutions within the nation-state have
multiplied in number and increased in size and complexity so that it is
becoming more and more difficult for these institutions,
functioning
centrally, to achieve economic and social progress and to create efficient political and administrative systems. Local diversities and
interests as well as national goals need to be observed and coordinated
in order to achieve the required progress. Accordingly many countries
are now tending to develop regional systems to suit their particular
conditions,
the aim being to lessen the risk of the central institutions'
monopolizing political, economic and social powers, and at the same time
to keep individual regions integrated into a single coherent unit for
the good of the nation as a whole and for the good of the regions
themselves.
The present work comprises two parts. Part One deals with
definitions and some general problems of regional development. For the
purpose of exemplifying these generalisations, as well as glancing at the
background of Aswan Region, we shall refer at this stage to some cases
from Egypt.
Part Two deals with regional development in the Aswan Region of
Egypt. This Region may provide a useful example of economic and social
development related to planned growth. The Aswan High Dam and the
intensive development programmes in the Region play an important role in
the changes that are taking place both in that Region and in the rest
of Egypt. Part Two will also examine the background of Aswan Region,
describing the High Dam and evaluating its consequences, then evaluating
the regional development of Aswan Region and considering how far the concept of regional planning is applicable to the activities taking
place there.
The study,
it is emphasized, is intended to be primarily a descriptive and analytical one, and no attempt is made to construct mathematical
regional and interregional models
THE VALUE OF THE HIGH ASWAN DAM TO THE EGYPTIAN ECONOMY
Full text linkThe High Aswan Dam converted a variable and uncertain flow of river water into a predictable and controllable flow. We use a computable general equilibrium model of the Egyptian economy to estimate the economic impact of the High Aswan Dam. We compare the 1997 economy as it was to the 1997 economy as it would have been for 72 historical, pre-dam water flows. The steady water flow increased transport productivity, while the seasonal shift in water supply allowed for a shift towards more valuable summer crops. These static effects are worth LE 4.9 billion. Investments in transport and agriculture increased as a consequence. Assuming that Egypt is a small open economy, this is worth another LE 1.1 billion. The risk premium on the reduced variability is estimated to be LE 1.1 billion for a modest risk aversion, and perhaps LE 4.4 billion for a high risk aversion. The total gain of LE 7.1 billion equals 2.7% of GDP.Egypt, High Aswan Dam, computable general equilibrium model, risk premium, water supply
Aswan (Egypt), Aswan Dam
No full textThe great Aswan Dam across the Nile.Egypt 1. Aswan Dam in EgyptImage published in Our Big World, p. 104.Barrows, H. H. (1961). Our big world. Chicago: Silver Burdett Co.Grayscal
endremborza/aswan
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Ethnic Variation of */tʕ/ in Aswan Arabic
Full text linkThis study aims to provide some acoustic documentation of two unusual and variable allophones in Aswan Arabic. Although many rural villages in southern Egypt enjoy ample linguistic documentation, many southern urban areas remain understudied. Arabic linguists have investigated religion as a factor influencing linguistic variation instead of ethnicity. This study investigates the role of ethnicity in the under-documented urban dialect of Aswan Arabic. The author conducted sociolinguistic interviews in Aswan from 2012 to 2015. He elected to measure VOT as a function of allophone, ethnicity, sex, and age in apparent time. The results reveal significant differences in VOT lead and lag for the two auditorily encoded allophones. The indigenous Nubians prefer a different pronunciation than their Ṣa‘īdī counterparts who trace their lineage to Arab roots. Women and men do not demonstrate distinct pronunciations. Age also does not appear to be affecting pronunciation choice. However, all three variables interact with each other
[Aswan Dam]
No full textPhotograph of Aswan, Egypt's High Dam. Slanted stone walls surround a drop where the Nile River flows. Electrical towers stand in lines along the platform behind a grey wall in the foreground. The outskirts of Aswan is visible in the background, a stone water tower peeling above the small, rectangular buildings below it
Egypt, view of old Aswan Dam
No full textView of buildings connected to Aswan Dam.Image published in The Changing Old World, p. 50.Cooper, K. S. (1964). The changing old world. Morristown, N.J: Silver Burdett Co.ColorSorensen Safety Negatives, Binder: Africa
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