10 Tooba | Applied Research on The Built Environment

10 tooba \ too-bah \ , noun; 1. Tenth day of the first month of the second season of the Egyptian Calendar 2. An interdisciplinary research studio of built environment professionals with developed expertise in participatory planning and policy analysis, working closely with communities in Egypt. Vision: Socially Just and Sustainable Communities in Egypt and the region Our work focuses on deprived communities and raising the proportion of families living in adequate housing Mission: Meaningful Change and the Production of Knowledge What we do 10 Tooba works on applied research, where a continuous loop of lessons learned from the ground inform our analysis, and our research informs our applications. Research We produce knowledge on the built environment in Egypt with a focus on issues such as housing, urban upgrading, urban history, public space, services and transport. Common threads that cut through our main topics are social justice, sustainability, informality, climate change, urban design & management practices and appropriate technology. Our research takes the shape of short essays, in-depth reports,and visualisations covering: Policy analysis Social assessment Mapping and interpretation of data Participatory Planning We work with deprived communities throughout Egypt with a focus on those in informal areas, rural and peri-urban villages, and historic urban cores. We produce a range of participatory action plans, from recommendations to full outline plans based on; Mapping assets, needs Negotiation between stakeholders Consensus building among stakeholders