Re-Thinking "Emotionally": Central of Business District (CBD) of Alexandria City as a Retailing Center

Authors

  • Shehata H. Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Al-Horrya St., Egypt
  • Bakr A. Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Al-Horrya St., Egypt
  • El Sayad Z. Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Al-Horrya St., Egypt

Keywords:

Central of Business District (CBD), Alexandria City, Retailing Center, Re-Thinking "Emotionally", emotions, attitude, behavior, Saad Zaghloul Street.

Abstract

The decisions of the Alexandria Local Authorities would be a key motive power of the flourishing process in Alexandria City Center as a retailing center. The objective of this study is to pay more attention toward re-thinking "Emotionally" to identify any planning policies at various levels. This new tendency would be helpful for having a prosperous city center, after losing its significance as a retailing center. This degradation due to the presence of "Malls and Plazas" like 'City Center Mall," "Green Plaza," and "Down Town Plaza" lying on the peripheral of the city as well as many other reasons. Studying the Saad Zaghloul Street is part of this paper to prove that re-thinking "Emotionally" is the answer to the enhancement Alexandria City Center as a retailing center.

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2016-07-20

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H., S., A., B., & Z., E. S. (2016). Re-Thinking "Emotionally": Central of Business District (CBD) of Alexandria City as a Retailing Center. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 22(1), 71–97. Retrieved from https://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/1871

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