Al Qusair, Red Sea, Egypt | Strategy and Action Plan for the Preservation of the Historic Core

Years	Location	Site Area	Population Served	Size	Clients
2000-2001	Al Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt	Historic Sector	30,000 +		Governorate and Municipality
Sponsors			Team members
Peder Sager Wallenberg Charitable Trust			François Vigier, Mona Serageldin
Description
Technical assistance was provided to the Red Sea Governorate and the municipality of Al Qusair to define a strategy, a detailed action plan and a regulatory framework for the revitalization of the old urban fabric. The study focused on combining public improvements and regulations to encourage private investment in the preservation and rehabilitation of the built environment. The study team included local practitioners. A strategy for the development of Al Qusair on the Red Sea was prepared. The study focused on identifying public improvements and defining appropriate development regulations to encourage private investment and foster the preservation and rehabilitation of the built environment. The revitalization program capitalized on the recently restored major Ottoman fort, the archeological excavations of Pharaonic resettlements and tourist development along the Red Sea cost, to attract visitors who mostly stay in the resorts to visit the town and spend on goods and services that benefit local craftsmen and enterprises and create jobs. The projects also stressed the importance of conserving of the natural assets of the region and protecting the fragile ecology of the coastal areas and the desert environment. The IIUD team prepared a detailed master plan for the revitalization of the Older Urban Fabric of Al Qusair on the Red Sea. The study focused on identifying public improvements and defining appropriate development regulations to encourage private investment and foster the preservation and rehabilitation of the built environment. The IIUD team assisted the Red Sea Governorate and the City of Qusair in preparing the plans and proposals, and defining a strategy and an action plan for the preservation and revitalization of the historic urban fabric of Qusair.

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