The Urban Rehabilitation of the Medinas: The World Bank Experience in the Middle East and North Africa, September 2011

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Table of contents:
Foreword
1. Summary
2. Significance and decay of medinas in the Arab world
3. Defining contemporary medina users
4. Objectives of medina rehabilitation
5. Winners and losers in medina rehabilitation
6. Roles of the public, private, and non-profit sectors
7. Institutional framework and urban management
8. Urban planning and property titling
9. Cultural preservation, public space, and infrastructure upgrading
10. Pro-poor housing and welfare programs
11. Fiscal and financial mechanisms to promote private investments
12. Cultural tourism and the Medina Tourism Potential Index
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