Egypt's Urban Challenge

More evidence of the groundswell rising around cities in this NYTimes article about Egypt's urbanization. The only major country in the world to see it's urbanization level decline over the last 30 years (from 44% to 43%, compared to East Asia which increased from 26% to 50% over the same time), Egypt faces the challenge of revitalizing its urban centres. The article argues that this will be a key to getting the Egyptian economy back on track.