TY - BOOK ED - University of California, Berkeley. ED - The American University in Cairo. ED - Cairo University. TI - Connecting Cairo to the Nile: renewing life and heritage on the river = ربط القاهرة بالنيل : إعادة الحياة والتراث على النهر SN - 9780983798606 U1 - 711.962 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Berekeley, California PB - Institute of Urban and Regional Development, University of California KW - City planning KW - Egypt KW - NGU-sh KW - Public spaces N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; List of figures and tables -- List of participants -- Foreword -- Executive summary -- Introduction and background -- The opportunity -- The workshop -- Cairo's role in recent political changes -- Cairo's challenges -- Cairo and the Nile -- The Nile as a resource -- Data collection -- Current conditions and analysis -- Site 1: Central Business District (CBD) -- Site 2: Old Cairo -- Site 3: Athur El Nabi -- Site 4: Maadi -- General site analysis observations -- Urban history and planning process -- Political and urban history -- Master planning and conservation efforts -- Strategic plan -- Vision -- Connecting Cairo to the Nile: Detailed objectives -- Trail character -- Designed section proposals -- Interventions -- Old Cairo: Promoting historic institutions and tourism potential -- Athur El Nabi: Return to the Green Nile -- Conclusions -- Appendix -- Data collection format -- References ER -