The role of industrial heritage in sustainable tourism development Case study of Mina EL-Basal district in Alexandria –Egypt | ||||
| International Journal of Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality | ||||
| Article 16, Volume 14, Issue 3 (Special Issue), March 2020, Page 217-250 PDF (2.79 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Research Articles | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijhth.2020.153625 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Noha Ibrahim Khalil; Ayman Gamal Elgohary | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract Industrial heritage has become a new tourist attraction and Alexandria has great potentials in this field. This paper aims to review different forms of industrial heritage in different tourist destinations. It also attempts to provide a basis for understanding, management and development of industrial heritage in tourism with a special reference to Mina EL-Basal district in Alexandria by proposing two main hypotheses; First, there are potentials of reusing industrial heritage buildings of Mina EL-Basal in tourism. And second, Re-using industrial heritage buildings of Mina EL-Basal can positively contribute to sustainable tourism development. Methodology of "case study" was used, and data was collected using semi-structured interview addressed to stakeholders. The study shows that there are potentials for re-using industrial heritage of Mina EL-Basal district in tourism industry, and more efforts should be undertaken in this direction. The research indicated to the important role the industrial heritage of Mina EL-Basal district can play in sustainable tourism development in Alexandria, and a vision for re-using of the industrial buildings of Mina EL-Basal district has been proposed. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Industrial Heritage; Alexandria; Mina EL-Basal District; Alexandria Heritage Catalogue of 2007; Sustainable Tourism Development | ||||
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