Cities and open spaces have always been characterized by their ability to transform throughout the centuries. Heritage cities are mostly designed with disparate and distinctive urban characteristics that are similar to each other; for instance, the presence of narrow streets and the lack of open and green spaces. Over time, some problems these world cities face have emerged that are common to climate change, such as Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect as one of the most crucial ones. Cairo’s world heritage sites, still a living entity, face several environmental risks (e.g., UHI), which threaten both the value of the city and the sustainability of its monuments on the one hand, as well as the safety and quality of the inhabitants’ well-being on the other hand. Natural-based Solutions (NBS) and their potential to impact the transformation of the built environment of cities, especially their repercussion on UHI. This study aimed to formulate design strategies that used NBS in Cairo as a world heritage city to transform the open spaces, enhance the connectivity between open green spaces, and regulate the UHI threats that are faced in the historic urban areas. Analysis has shown vacant spaces that can be transformed into green spaces and help to create an urban green network that brings benefits to enhance cultural and tourism-related activities, improve the environment, and ensure well-being. Some of these spaces are attached to historical monuments, and others are pocket spaces in residential areas in the context of historic Cairo. Four concepts were chosen as a strategy model to test in the city of Cairo by referring to different forms and functions. Public spaces, pocket parks, community gardens, and urban corridors have been designed and interconnected, which allowed the implementation of the NBS into the concept of linked green spaces as an efficient system. The concept and design strategies that are developed in this study have implications as guidelines to address enhancement possibilities, and created living urban green areas within world heritage cities by using the NBS.
Le città e gli spazi aperti si sono sempre caratterizzati per la loro capacità di trasformarsi nel corso dei secoli. Le città del patrimonio sono per lo più progettate con caratteristiche urbane disparate e distintive che sono simili tra loro; ad esempio, la presenza di strade strette e la mancanza di spazi aperti e verdi. Nel tempo, sono emersi alcuni problemi che queste città del mondo devono affrontare e che sono comuni ai cambiamenti climatici, come l’effetto isola di calore urbana (UHI) come uno dei più cruciali. I siti del patrimonio mondiale del Cairo, ancora un’entità vivente, affrontano numerosi rischi ambientali (es. UHI), che minacciano sia il valore della città e la sostenibilità dei suoi monumenti da un lato, sia la sicurezza e la qualità degli abitanti benessere dall’altro. Soluzioni a base naturale (NBS) e il loro potenziale impatto sulla trasformazione dell’ambiente edificato delle città, in particolare le loro ripercussioni sull’UHI. Questo studio mirava a formulare strategie di progettazione che utilizzassero NBS al Cairo come città patrimonio dell’umanità per trasformare gli spazi aperti, migliorare la connettività tra spazi verdi aperti e regolare le minacce UHI che si trovano ad affrontare le aree urbane storiche. L’analisi ha mostrato spazi liberi che possono essere trasformati in spazi verdi e aiutano a creare una rete verde urbana che porta benefici per migliorare le attività culturali e turistiche, migliorare l’ambiente e garantire il benessere. Alcuni di questi spazi sono annessi a monumenti storici e altri sono spazi tascabili in aree residenziali nel contesto del Cairo storico. Spazi pubblici, pocket park, orti comunitari e corridoi urbani sono stati progettati e interconnessi, il che ha consentito l’implementazione della NBS nel concetto di spazi verdi collegati come sistema efficiente. Le strategie concettuali e di progettazione sviluppate in questo studio hanno implicazioni come linee guida per affrontare le possibilità di miglioramento e hanno creato aree verdi urbane viventi all’interno delle città del patrimonio mondiale utilizzando l’NBS.
Green lungs : nature-based solutions to mitigate urban heat Island effect in world heritage cities case of Cairo
Elsharkawy, Ahmed Mohamed Tarek Elsayed
2021/2022
Abstract
Cities and open spaces have always been characterized by their ability to transform throughout the centuries. Heritage cities are mostly designed with disparate and distinctive urban characteristics that are similar to each other; for instance, the presence of narrow streets and the lack of open and green spaces. Over time, some problems these world cities face have emerged that are common to climate change, such as Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect as one of the most crucial ones. Cairo’s world heritage sites, still a living entity, face several environmental risks (e.g., UHI), which threaten both the value of the city and the sustainability of its monuments on the one hand, as well as the safety and quality of the inhabitants’ well-being on the other hand. Natural-based Solutions (NBS) and their potential to impact the transformation of the built environment of cities, especially their repercussion on UHI. This study aimed to formulate design strategies that used NBS in Cairo as a world heritage city to transform the open spaces, enhance the connectivity between open green spaces, and regulate the UHI threats that are faced in the historic urban areas. Analysis has shown vacant spaces that can be transformed into green spaces and help to create an urban green network that brings benefits to enhance cultural and tourism-related activities, improve the environment, and ensure well-being. Some of these spaces are attached to historical monuments, and others are pocket spaces in residential areas in the context of historic Cairo. Four concepts were chosen as a strategy model to test in the city of Cairo by referring to different forms and functions. Public spaces, pocket parks, community gardens, and urban corridors have been designed and interconnected, which allowed the implementation of the NBS into the concept of linked green spaces as an efficient system. The concept and design strategies that are developed in this study have implications as guidelines to address enhancement possibilities, and created living urban green areas within world heritage cities by using the NBS.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/10589/191807