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Abstract
Urban regeneration, as mentioned in Alpopi and Manole (2013), can be applied through different actions, such as: improving the living conditions in residential districts, redeveloping public spaces, rehabilitating historic areas, and modernizing the urban infrastructure. While, smart-city development is affecting the urban strategies of both large and small towns, it helps to solve the problems of urban areas, which increase on a daily basis. It also helps in combatting problems faced by local governments, companies, non-profit organizations, and the citizens themselves. Hence, the idea of a smarter city is not only about using more technologies, but also about creating better conditions of life, and protecting the environment for a better quality of life (Dameri & Rosenthal-Sabroux, 2014a). Alexandria has a great history. It was founded in 332 BC by Alexander the Great, then became a Ptolemaic city, the largest city in the Mediterranean basin. Rows of houses sprinkled with mosques and small shops were developed as new settlements, as a result of the Turkish conquest in 1517. In 1789, Napoleon landed in Alexandria. At that time, the built area was mainly centered on the Turkish Town. In the second half of the nineteenth century, European migration to Alexandria increased, and western urban architecture was introduced. In the survey of heritage buildings in 1982, a huge number of buildings of distinct architectural styles, as well as entire streets and neighborhoods were listed (Elsorady, 2011). This research focuses on adopting an inductive methodology of urban regeneration and smart- city development, through a specific framework, to be applied to the smart urban regeneration of city centers in cities with historical backgrounds. This will be carried out through a matrix that analyzes the interrelationship between the key principles of both urban regeneration and smart cities, with the aim of compiling a comprehensive list of selected principles. This inductive methodology will be validated through a comparative study of relevant examples. Following this step, the development framework will be used to apply the compiled ideas and principles, and to verify the potential of formulating multiple scenarios of smart urban regeneration in historic city centers. The case of the City of Alexandria is reviewed in an attempt to apply the compiled ideas and principles and to verify the formulation of scenarios for development, viable for implementation. These scenarios will be tested on Alexandria’s historic city center “Mahatet El-Raml” as a case study, by using multiple research methods, such as structured questionnaires, personal observation, and assessment. This study aims to reach a set of guidelines for intervention in similar urban contexts, in general and in the specific case of Alexandria’s city center with its particular conditions.