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Living with heritage in Cairo : area conservation in the Arab-Islamic city / Ahmed Sedky.
LIBRA DT143 .S44 2009
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sedky, Ahmed.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Egypt--Cairo.
- Historic buildings.
- Islamic architecture--Egypt--Cairo.
- Islamic architecture.
- City planning.
- Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration.
- Egypt--Cairo.
- Architecture--Conservation and restoration--Egypt--Cairo.
- Architecture.
- Architecture--Conservation and restoration.
- City planning--Egypt--Cairo.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 305 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2009.
- Summary:
- A new assessment of the preservation of historic areas of Middle Eastern cities, with Cairo as a case study
- Contents:
- Part 1 What To Conserve 1
- 1 The Current Meaning of Historic Areas in Cairo 3
- Historic Areas 3
- Typical Urban Problems 5
- Current Area Conservation Projects in Historic Cairo 8
- Urban Transformation in Cairo 9
- Cairo City Master Plans 15
- Slum or Dilapidated Physical Environment? 23
- The Subjective Meaning of Historic Areas in Cairo 29
- The "U" Group 30
- The "N" Group 32
- The "W" Group 34
- What to Conserve 35
- Part 2 How to Conserve 37
- 2 The Concept of Area Conservation 39
- History of Area Conservation 39
- Review of Charters 41
- Charters in the Arab-Islamic Region 43
- Units of Analysis for Area Conservation 44
- Area Conservation Funding Mechanisms 53
- 3 Area Conservation Processes 81
- Area Conservation Process 81
- Statutory Phase 81
- Action Phase 90
- Physical Intervention 101
- Cultural Approach to Area Conservation in the Arab-Islamic Context 102
- Priorities in Area Conservation 105
- How to Conserve 108
- Part 3 Assessment of Area Conservation in Cairo 111
- 4 Assessment of Area Conservation in Historic Cairo 113
- Synthesis of the Criteria 113
- The Approach to Assessment 115
- Assessment of Area Conservation in Cairo 117
- Assessment Investigation Design 118
- 5 Area Conservation in Cairo 121
- Overview of Area Conservation in Cairo 121
- Main Actors Involved in Area Conservation in Cairo 126
- An Overview of Area Conservation Quality in Cairo 128
- "N" Group Organizations 128
- "U" Group Organizations 210
- "W" Group Organizations 213
- An Overview of Policies of Area Conservation in Cairo 215
- Power Arrangement 215
- Values and Interests 220
- Institutional Framework 223
- 6 Summary and Conclusion 227
- Summary 227
- Conclusion 229.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-287) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789774162459
- 9774162459
- OCLC:
- 310081573
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