Pursuing World Heritage status for cities in the MENA region: Local implications for urban regeneration and contemporary architecture, the case study of As-Salt in Jordan

El Faouri, Bayan 2024. Pursuing World Heritage status for cities in the MENA region: Local implications for urban regeneration and contemporary architecture, the case study of As-Salt in Jordan. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University. Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

This research examines the impact of UNESCO World Heritage listing on urban regeneration trajectories across cities in the MENA region. It explores how local stakeholders redefine and reprioritise heritage values within the OUV during and after the nomination process. It also studies how the deferral of the World Heritage Committee can impact the focus of the OUV and subsequently alter the management plans in the city. To do so, the study chronologically examines three WH cities in the MENA region selected according to their different eras of inscription on the WHL and their similar geo-political contexts. These cities are Historic Cairo in Egypt (1979), Medina of Marrakesh in Morocco and its Jemma el-Fna square (1985 and 2008), and Historic Jeddah in Saudi Arabia (2014). Mapping the three cities before, during, and after the WH nomination draws key lessons that can help assess and inform future urban regeneration trajectories in newly inscribed cities. As-Salt City in Jordan is selected as a timely case study due to its recent inscription on the WHL in 2021 after previous deferred attempts. A longitudinal study of the city’s past nomination attempts (1994, 2004, 2016, and 2020) and two rounds of fieldwork conducted in the city: once during the WH nomination in 2020 and another after the inscription in 2022. This is done to map the differences between the perspectives of different stakeholders and within the same stakeholder at different times. The case study provides a criterion for changing the direction of urban regeneration trajectory in the short-, medium-, and long-term. It also highlights how the relevant Sustainable Development Goals are problematic in monitoring and measuring the sustainability of urban regeneration in WH cities, especially from a social and cultural standpoint. Thus, justifying why a sustainable alternative is still needed for WH cities.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Date Type:	Completion
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Architecture
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	29 May 2024
Last Modified:	31 May 2024 07:46
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/169220

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