Urban Stress Relief in Heritage Sites as a Sustaining Approach The Case of Port Said City Author Jasmin Shata Supervisors: Associate Professor Dr. Abeer Elshater, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Ain Shams University Prof. Johann Jessen, Professor of Urban & Regional Planning University of Stuttgart
Abstract Spaces are being abandoned, neglected and eventually forgotten, though they, physically speaking, still exist but would rather vanish than flourish in our visual and mental environment. Decay is a progress and a pervasive parasite, absorbing and constantly consuming where things, slowly, start to disappear. Damages and ruins are the leftovers, resulting from a lack of attention and recognition. Moreover, it is the ignorance of something or the misconception of it. Urban voids, architectural jewels, structural masterpieces, impressive innovations are
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