Preservation of Historic City Centers
Arch. Shaimaa Abou Shousha1, Tarek Farghaly2, Ibrahem Maarof3

1Arch.Shaimaa Aboushousha, Architecture Department /Faculty of Engineering Alexandria University/ Alexandria, Egypt.
2Prof. T Arek Farghaly, Architecture Department /Faculty of Engineering Alexandria University/ Alexandria, Egypt.
3Prof. Ibrahim Maarof, Architecture Department /Faculty of Engineering Alexandria University/ Alexandria , Egypt .

Manuscript received on 10 August 2017 | Revised Manuscript received on 18 August 2017 | Manuscript Published on 30 August 2017 | PP: 118-124 | Volume-6 Issue-6, August 2017 | Retrieval Number: F5135086617/17©BEIESP
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Abstract: The historic city center is the most important node in the city. It is the place which carries the original character of the city no matter how modern it become. There are many problems that face the heritage of the city center, which cause huge losses in city character. Cairo is one of the most important examples of historic city centers which worldwide organizations like UNISCO has put programs to protect and preserve its heritage. In this paper we discuss how to study the historic center of the city and how to define its characteristics, and factors affecting them. Then we study how to preserve heritage in historic city centers and to stop destroying it.
Keywords: UNISCO, Cairo, Destroying, City Character

Scope of the Article: IoT and Smart City Application Systems