Wael Salah Fahmi Knihy

Exploring the intersection of reality and virtuality, this work delves into postmodern urbanism's evolving landscape, where public spaces are reimagined through digital collages and diagrams. It highlights a 'transnational urban experience' that merges global and local elements, emphasizing the fluidity of spatiality in our digital age. The narrative challenges traditional distinctions between the tangible city and its virtual counterpart, suggesting a dynamic interplay between the physicality of urban life and the conceptual realm of digital representation.

The book explores the Nubian resettlement experience following the creation of Lake Nasser, which submerged their traditional homes along the Nile. It highlights the drastic lifestyle changes faced by the Nubians as they transitioned from spacious villages to compact, state-built houses that disrupted their social structures and privacy. The study employs an interdisciplinary approach, analyzing theoretical, historical, and empirical data to evaluate how these communities adapted to their new environment and the effectiveness of top-down planning in addressing their socio-cultural and economic needs.

This book considers the socio-cultural and economic dynamics of historical conservation with respect to what is sometimes called 'Islamic Cairo'. It aims to re-assess and to challenge the upgrading and modi cation processes recently affecting the urban and social fabric of Cairo's Historical City. Further, the study seeks to incorporate the district's cultural diversity in the city's future urban development. Despite the availability of the 1980 UNESCO Plan and the 1997 UNDP Plan for Historical Cairo's rehabilitation, government policies remain insufficient and fragmentary with a tendency to favour tourist-orientated projects. The local population's attitudes and stakeholders' potential participation remain largely ignored."