| Titre : | Future intermediate sustainable cities : a message to future generations |
| Auteurs : | Ahmed Yehia M. Rashed, Directeur de publication, rédacteur en chef ; International Conference on Sustainability and the future (1; 23-25 novembre 2010; The British University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt), Auteur ; The British University in Egypt (Le Caire, Egypte), Auteur |
| Type de document : | Colloque/congrès |
| Editeur : | Cairo (97 Corniche El-Nil Street, Egypt) : Elain Publishing Company, 2010 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-977-490-083-9 |
| Format / Caractéristique technique du document original : | 29 cm (775 p.) / Phtographies N&B, plans, schémas, tableaux |
| Langues: | Anglais |
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| Index. décimale : | 711.1 (Recherche urbaine : Environnement, écologie, risque) |
| Mots-clés : |
Sujet Développement durable Energie renouvelable Urbanisation |
| Résumé : |
Prospective studies on the future of Egypt are not just theories. It is the responsibility of the current generation to think and work hard towards enabling future generations to achieve their own objectives. Over the years a variety of national projects have been started with optimistic expectations and ended with limited results or frustrations. It is noteworthy that Egypt has plenty of potentials based on its civilisation and its human resources. However, these potentials should be utilised in an innovative and efficient way to reduce or eliminate waste of time, cost and effort. Our approach to achieve a better future for Egypt should be accomplished through the appropriate utilisation of resources to implement a modern and well-organized plan based on cooperation between all sectors in the country. Our main target should be achieving a developed country based on sustainable strategies.
Recently, the vision of the eminent scientist Farouk El-Baz, and the proposal of the “Developmental Corridor” emerged as a developmental ideology which looked at the Western Desert as a site, and at science and youth as a way to achieve the goal. Prior to that, the Toshka Project was initiated as a national project for which all governmental capacities were activated. The questions raised are: In the course of the invasion of the desert through the establishment of new settlements, what are the investment opportunities and how will they be channelled? Will heading towards the desert result in a better future for Egypt? Or will those visions and steps drain current and future potentials? What about the scientific and practical studies used in the process of decision making? Were they realistic? Do these decisions and steps cope with the rates of change, especially in light of globalization, and its economic, social and political changes? The question arises: Could Egypt grow in the old valley alone leaving 95% of the area unutilised? And what would happen after a quarter-century if we did not head towards the desert? The answer is that while Egypt can now afford the luxury of asking these questions, as time passes, there will be no room for questions. The desert will become a necessity for the future of tomorrow, and it will not just be perceived as new land to be added to the globe or a renaissance project that accommodates various fields of productive and service activities or a tool to restore balance to the urban and economic map of Egypt. It will be seen as a new frontier for construction, management and investment according to new rules with new parameters. This should be achieved through modern technology and the support of rapidly growing visions and ideas coupled with the drawing of inspiration from inherent cultural features. Accordingly heading towards the desert and the future of Egypt should not be left to the forces of spontaneous or historical coincidences. Furthermore, the idea of the old valley with its problems does not suit the future of the new society. Additionally, if the Egyptian architect does not play his/her role in formulating the future of Egypt, others will be in charge of this task, but with a major difference, which is charting the future of Egypt according to their interests. And because we live today on the legacy of parents and grandparents, it is our responsibility to examine what our children and grandchildren will inherit from us. The architect’s involvement as a premier player is a must at this stage, and he/she cannot abdicate his role and his leadership in creating Egypt of the Future within the challenges of sustainability. Finally, all the issues raised are common not only to the Middle East but all over the world and the international conference will be a platform of opportunity to share and learn. Résumé éditeur |
| Nature du document : | Colloque/Congrès |
| En ligne : | http://www.bue.edu.eg/index.php/conferences-workshops/sustainability-the-future |
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| Z03105 | 711.1 BUE | Livre | Bibliothèque Laboratoire Cresson | Recherche urbaine, paysage, écologie, habitat, projet | Disponible |
