Sustainable Conservation and Urban Regeneration: The Luxor Example

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This book documents research activities and design experimentation carried out within the scope of a project addressing conservation, urban regeneration, responsible use of resources, and sustainable development in a truly exceptional place: the city of Luxor. The project is a collaborative venture between the Politecnico di Milano, the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, and the Luxor Governorate and is one outcome of a program established by the Egyptian government in 2009 with the goal of discovering a buried treasure, the “Avenue of Sphinxes”, which connected the Karnak and Luxor temples in ancient times. Readers will find an account of the excavations themselves, discussion of issues in restoration and conservation, and, above all, archaeological contextualization. Information is provided on integrated solutions to the problems arising from the scale of the excavation, for example in relation to urban morphology, the environment, road systems, infrastructure, housing, tourism, and individual and collective use of spaces. The book will appeal to all with an interest in strategies for enhancement of historical heritage in conjunction with urban regeneration and sustainable development. Front Matter ....Pages i-v A Chance of Dialogue Between Cultures (Maria Grazia Folli)....Pages 1-6 The Sphinxes Avenue Excavations to the East Bank of Luxor (Mansour Boraik)....Pages 7-31 Architecture, Astronomy, and Sacred Space: The Case of the Avenue of the Sphinxes (Giulio Magli)....Pages 33-39 Archelogy, Architecture, City. Luxor Between Past and Future (Maria Grazia Folli)....Pages 41-66 The Project for the Sphinx Alley in Luxor. Notes About the Methodological Approach, Between Modalities of Analysis and Operative Criterias (Matteo Moscatelli)....Pages 67-81 Sustainable Tourism and Urban Planning (Eugenia Silvestri)....Pages 83-106 Acupuncturing Luxor: Reinventing the Open Museum Concept (Adham Abulnour)....Pages 107-121 Urban Restoration, Cultural Heritage and International Cooperation (Maurizio Boriani)....Pages 123-137 Beyond Ancient Egypt. Preservation and Valorisation of the Sphinxes Avenue in Luxor and Its Urban Context (Mariacristina Giambruno, Rossana Gabaglio)....Pages 139-162 The GIS for Urban Analysis and Risk Map of Archaeological Site: The Case of Sphinxes Avenue in Luxor (Rosa Maria Rombolà)....Pages 163-176