Author Archives: Rashid Faridi

Both phrases refer to problems resulting from urbanization that occurs too quickly, but different dimensions are stressed. Pseudo-urbanisation is an example of the accumulation of urban elements by a place without meaningful structural change from rural to urban development. Population … Continue reading →

Over Urbanisation is the situation when the growth of the number of urban inhabitants and expansion of urban areas happens too quickly compared to the growth of the number of work opportunities, development of infrastructure, housing, public services and economic … Continue reading →

Diana Obeid and Sonia Lamrani (eds), Gender and Identity in Arab Women’s Literature: Ink and Identity, Bloomsbury, 2026 Description Gender and … Diana Obeid and Sonia Lamrani (eds), Gender and Identity in Arab Women’s Literature: Ink and Identity (2026)

The term pseudo-urbanization describes a situation where a geographical area undergoes an immediate development in terms of population and urban features, while there is no significant economic growth.To put it differently, a place becomes “urban” much faster than the economy … Continue reading →