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Connecting Cairo to the Nile: Renewing Life and Heritage on the River A Service of Leibniz-Informationszentrum econstor Wirtschaft Leibniz Information Centre Make Your Publications Visible. zbw for Economics Kondolf, George Mathias et al. Working Paper Connecting Cairo to the Nile: Renewing life and heritage on the river Working Paper, No. 2011-06 Provided in Cooperation with: University of California Berkeley, Institute of Urban and Regional Development (IURD) Suggested Citation: Kondolf, George Mathias et al. 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Connecting Cairo to the Nile: Renewing life and heri- tage on the river. 2011. IURD Working Paper No. WP-2011-06. Depart- ment of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning, University of California, Berkeley. Available online at: http://www.laep.ced.berkeley.edu/research/cairo Production Credits Text Rachael Marzion, G. Mathias Kondolf, Louise Mozingo, Krishnachandran Balakrishnan, Tami Church, Richard Crockett, Michal Kapitulnik, Adri- enne Smith, Rob Tidmore Editing Rachael Marzion, G. Mathias Kondolf, Louise Mozingo Design and Layout Krishnachandran Balakrishnan and Rachael Marzion (template design: Richa Bhargava) Sketches Krishnachandran Balakrishnan, Aly Abd el-gawad ali ghaly, Momen El- Husseiny, Amir Gohar, Madonna Maher Photographs Noha Abbassy, Krishnachandran Balakrishnan, Tami Church, Richard Crockett, Khalid El Adli, Linda Jewell, G. Mathias Kondolf, Madonna Ma- her, Malak Maher, Rachael Marzion, Louise Mozingo, Nada Nafeh, Sami Sabri Shaker, Adrienne Smith, Nadine Soubotin Cover Image View of the Nile waterfront along Zamalek Island near the 6th of October Bridge (sketch by Krishnachandran Balakrishnan) Printed by Bacchus Press, Emeryville, CA CONNECTING CAIRO TO THE NILE Renewing Life and Heritage on the River by G. Mathias Kondolf1, Louise Mozingo1, Rachael Marzion1, Krishnachandran Balakrishnan1, Amir Gohar1, Khalid El Adli3, Abbas El Zafarany3, Linda Jewell1, Sami Sabri Shaker2&3, Ahmed Shalaby2, Noha Abbassy2, Tami Church1, Richard Crockett1, Nada Abd El Aziz3, Fekria El Bialy3, Aly Abd el-gawad ali ghaly3, Momen El Husseiny1&2, Mo- hamed El Kharbotly2, Heba Ezzat3, Salsabil Fahmy2, Ahmed Farouk3, Ereny Kamal3, Michal Kapitulnik1, Mirette Khorshed2, Madonna Maher3, Malak Maher2, Nada Nafeh2, Adrienne Smith1, Bahaa Stephanos2, Mohamed Tarek3, and Rob Tidmore1 1 Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720- 2000 USA 2 Department of Architectural and Construction Engineering, Th e American University in Cairo, New Cairo, 11835, Egypt 3 Urban Design Department, Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt ISBN 978-0-9837986-0-6 URD Working Paper No. WP-2011-06 Institute of Urban and Regional Planning University of California, Berkeley 94720 http://www.iurd.berkeley.edu Contents List of Figures and Tables List of Participants Foreword Executive Summary 1 1. Introduction and Background 3 Th e Opportunity 4 Th e Workshop 6 Cairo’s Role in Recent Political Changes 7 Cairo’s Challenges 8 Cairo and the Nile 10 Th e Nile as a Resource 12 2. Data Collection 14 3. Current Conditions and Analysis 18 Site 1: Central Business District (CBD) 19 Site 2: Old Cairo 30 Site 3: Athur El Nabi 42 Site 4: Maadi 49 General Site Analysis Observations 59 4. Urban History and Planning Process 62 Political and Urban History 62 Master Planning and Conservation Eff orts 66 5. Strategic Plan 72 Vision 72 Connecting Cairo to the Nile: Detailed Objectives 72 Trail Character 79 Designed Section Proposals 80 6. Interventions 83 Old Cairo: Promoting Historic Institutions and Tourism Potential 83 Athur El Nabi: Return to the Green Nile 89 7. Conclusions 93 8. Appendix 97 Data Collection Format 97 9. References 98 p List of Tables Table 1. Population of Cairo compared to other large cities .............................................................................................................. 4 Table 2. Workshop schedule from 7th - 16th of January 2011 ........................................................................................................... 7 Table 3. Selected important rivers of the world with nearby large cities ....................................................................................... 10 p List of Figures Figure 1. Munich, Germany ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Figure 2. Coimbra, Portugal ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Figure 3. London, England ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Figure 4. Bangkok, Th ailand ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Figure 5. Workshop student participants ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Figure 6. Group tour of Al-Azhar Park ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Figure 7. Student introductions at Al-Azhar Park ................................................................................................................................. 7 Figure 8. Al-Darb Al-Ahmar District ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 Figure 9. Al-Hakim Mosque ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Figure 10. Blocked access .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Figure 11. Map of the Nile Basin ............................................................................................................................................................ 11 Figure 12. Nilometer on Roda Island ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 Figure 13. Mean monthly discharge at Aswan...................................................................................................................................... 12 Figure 14. Satellite image of Cairo and the Nile Corridor .................................................................................................................. 13 Figure 15. Change in Nile discharge from Aswan to the Delta .......................................................................................................... 13 Figure 16. Ahmed surveys the Nile waterfront in the Cairo suburb of Maadi................................................................................. 14 Figure 17. Rachael and Malak sketch cross-sections near the private yacht club in Maadi ..........................................................
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