Waterfront regeneration and connections : Case study: Bulaq Abulela / Zohrab Bedros Aroshekian ; Supervised Ahmed M. Salah Ouf , Asmaa Abdulaty

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Architectural Engineering

The relation between waterfronts and human settlements has always been marked as vital intertwined relation since the beginning of civilization, as the water is considered the main source of life, and its existence had the great impact on the evolutionary process of the communities on the urban, social and economic aspects. The changes and progression have been reflected on the urban morphology of the cities that possess waterfronts. The dynamics of the change sometimes had led to changes in function leaving some places abandoned or unused, accompanied with the emergence of urban barriers between the city and its waterfront. These barriers caused the disconnection of that relation, as it has been witnessed in a number of metropolitans that have waterfronts. As these ports acquired a certain identity, whether industrial, administrative or residential, the changes in the policies had led the desertion of these places, with a negative impact on the urban and social fabrics, reflected on the economic flourishment as well

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