Living with Heritage in Cairo

Area Conservation in the Arab-Islamic City

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Reference
Cover of the book Living with Heritage in Cairo by Ahmed Sedky, The American University in Cairo Press
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Author: Ahmed Sedky ISBN: 9781617973741
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press Publication: September 1, 2009
Imprint: The American University in Cairo Press Language: English
Author: Ahmed Sedky
ISBN: 9781617973741
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Publication: September 1, 2009
Imprint: The American University in Cairo Press
Language: English

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 that underpins the criteria for assessing area conservation in the Arab-Islamic context and that can be used to delineate the causes responsible for the present condition of Historic Cairo.

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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 that underpins the criteria for assessing area conservation in the Arab-Islamic context and that can be used to delineate the causes responsible for the present condition of Historic Cairo.

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