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UNINA9910960068103321 |
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Autore |
Sedky Ahmed |
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Titolo |
Living with heritage in Cairo : area conservation in the Arab-Islamic city / / Ahmed Sedky |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cairo, : American University in Cairo Press, 2009 |
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9781617970122 |
1617970123 |
9781617973741 |
1617973742 |
9781936190638 |
193619063X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (329 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Islamic architecture - Egypt - Cairo |
Historic buildings - Egypt - Cairo |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-287) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. What to conserve -- pt. 2. How to conserve -- pt. 3. Assessment of area conservation in Cairo. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 t |
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