Effects of nightlife activities on urban spaces and design: a case study of Cairo, Egypt

Abstract Hyper-diversity in old communities should be rehabilitated to address various man-made changes that threaten sustainability and viability at night. This study elucidates this argument by reviewing and synthesising theoretical and empirical evidence about urban governance support regarding t...

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Main Authors: Abeer Elshater, Hisham Abusaada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-02-01
Series:City, Territory and Architecture
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40410-022-00150-9
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description Abstract Hyper-diversity in old communities should be rehabilitated to address various man-made changes that threaten sustainability and viability at night. This study elucidates this argument by reviewing and synthesising theoretical and empirical evidence about urban governance support regarding the participation of neighbourhood residents to improve or eliminate nightlife. The method is based on a systematic review, direct observation and interview with random samples of residents, workers and visitors in commercial and recreational places. This study criticises changes in the public space of the Al-Hussein Mosque, which led to changes in urban forms and affected the nightlife in Old Cairo. However, it asserts that the hyper-diversity of activities in public spaces because of the lack of urban governance controls should consider changes in terms of the participation of vulnerable groups in nightlife. A new conceptual framework for interpreting stakeholders’ positive and negative responses is proposed, which operates across four overlapping steps of urban governance: predicting, proposing, preparing and preventing.
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spelling doaj.art-4738bd3cdd934c4fa089ffdfa14b04d72022-12-21T23:44:13ZengSpringerOpenCity, Territory and Architecture2195-27012022-02-019111610.1186/s40410-022-00150-9Effects of nightlife activities on urban spaces and design: a case study of Cairo, EgyptAbeer Elshater0Hisham Abusaada1Department of Urban Design and Planning, Ain Shams UniversityArchitecture Department, Housing and Building National Research Center (HBRC)Abstract Hyper-diversity in old communities should be rehabilitated to address various man-made changes that threaten sustainability and viability at night. This study elucidates this argument by reviewing and synthesising theoretical and empirical evidence about urban governance support regarding the participation of neighbourhood residents to improve or eliminate nightlife. The method is based on a systematic review, direct observation and interview with random samples of residents, workers and visitors in commercial and recreational places. This study criticises changes in the public space of the Al-Hussein Mosque, which led to changes in urban forms and affected the nightlife in Old Cairo. However, it asserts that the hyper-diversity of activities in public spaces because of the lack of urban governance controls should consider changes in terms of the participation of vulnerable groups in nightlife. A new conceptual framework for interpreting stakeholders’ positive and negative responses is proposed, which operates across four overlapping steps of urban governance: predicting, proposing, preparing and preventing.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40410-022-00150-9Hyper-diversityParticipationOld CairoVulnerable groupsUrban governance
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Effects of nightlife activities on urban spaces and design: a case study of Cairo, Egypt
City, Territory and Architecture
Hyper-diversity
Participation
Old Cairo
Vulnerable groups
Urban governance
title Effects of nightlife activities on urban spaces and design: a case study of Cairo, Egypt
title_full Effects of nightlife activities on urban spaces and design: a case study of Cairo, Egypt
title_fullStr Effects of nightlife activities on urban spaces and design: a case study of Cairo, Egypt
title_full_unstemmed Effects of nightlife activities on urban spaces and design: a case study of Cairo, Egypt
title_short Effects of nightlife activities on urban spaces and design: a case study of Cairo, Egypt
title_sort effects of nightlife activities on urban spaces and design a case study of cairo egypt
topic Hyper-diversity
Participation
Old Cairo
Vulnerable groups
Urban governance
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