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Living with heritage in Cairo : area conservation in the Arab-Islamic city / Ahmed Sedky.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sedky, Ahmed.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islamic architecture--Egypt--Cairo.
- Islamic architecture.
- Historic buildings--Egypt--Cairo.
- Historic buildings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (329 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cairo : American University in Cairo Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Arab-Islamic city has been always a glamorous urban dream in human cultural memory. This is manifested in Cairo, the world's largest medieval urban system where traditional lifestyles are still implemented. Nevertheless, despite the extensive efforts to preserve Historic Cairo, it is sadly vulnerable.Ahmed Sedky investigates the reasons behind this condition, exploring and comparing regional and international case studies. Questions such as how and what to conserve are raised and elaborated through the perspectives of different stakeholders.A resulting evaluative framework is accumulated t
- Contents:
- pt. 1. What to conserve
- pt. 2. How to conserve
- pt. 3. Assessment of area conservation in Cairo.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-287) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781617970122
- 1617970123
- 9781617973741
- 1617973742
- 9781936190638
- 193619063X
- OCLC:
- 948378414
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