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Abstract
Thesis Abstract
Self-developed and self-built areas are becoming attractive spaces for urban
planners and architects. Recently, a similar process of community
involvement in creating their neighborhood is implemented in different
areas and projects. There have been several theories and approaches
directed towards the community participation such as participatory design
involving Top-Down and Bottom-Up approaches.
In this thesis, a comprehensive descriptive analysis distinguishes three
empirical cases that attempt to implement the idea of self-development: the
first is a historical account of the traditional, indigenous self-developed
Fatimid Cairo area; the second is a current self-built example based on the
government initiation and people’s implementation in Ebny Betik Project in
Egypt; the last is the case of the Southern part of Tübingen in Germany in
which the process depends on the people’s involvement in the earlier stages
of the development process. A comparative analysis between the three case
studies are carried out through studying the relationship between the
process and the product of each case, with respect to the urban fabric and
architectural principles.
The essence of this study is to explore the viability of revitalizing selfdevelopment
approach through identifying its ultimate processes to reach a
successful product. The research produces a model for the development’s
framework, its design principles and the role of stakeholders in
implementing self-developed areas.