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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Problems of Deteriorating Historic Centres

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2015

S. K. Kezeiri
S. K. Kezeiri*
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, University of Durham
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to study one of the most regrettable problems associated with rapid urban growth – the deterioration and destruction of the fabric of the historic medina. It is also the aim, to highlight the importance of our architectural heritage and to suggest the need for a national cultural policy to conserve the urban heritage of the country. Three small towns from Libya were chosen as case studies.

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Libyan Studies , Volume 16 , 1985, pp. 85 - 94
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Copyright © Society for Libyan Studies 1985

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