Jeannie L. Sowers is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire. Her research focuses on the intersections of politics and environmental issues in the Middle East and North Africa. She co-edited The Journey to Tahrir: Revolution, Protest, and Social Change in Egypt (2012), and has published articles in Climatic Change, the Journal of Environment and Development, Development and Change, and Middle East Report.

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.

1. Networks, Authority and Environmental Politics in Egypt 2. Managerial Networks: Domestic Institutional-Building and International Engagement 3. Persistent Hotspots of Industrial Pollution: Managerial Networks, State- Ownership, and Poor Environmental Performance 4. Activist Networks and Anti-Pollution Campaigns in the Provinves 5. Natural Heritage, Mass Tourism: Conservation Networks and Coastal Land Use Conflicts 6. From Masqa to Ministry: Managerial Networks and Integrated Water Management 7. Environmental Politics in Revolutionary Times