The Director of Tarek Waly Center Architecture and Heritage, Eng. Shaimaa Shaheen, participated in the Egyptian Cultural Heritage Now conference, which was held by the American Research Center in Egypt in cooperation with the American University in Cairo, where Eng. Shaimaa Shaheen presented her research on "Enhancing the Efficiency of Heritage Impact Assessment through Community Involvement in Egypt", speaking about the dilemma of achieving a balance between heritage preservation and urban development requirements. This research deals with the issue from a local perspective, trying to build on the outputs of international experiences and examine the potential of applying the HIA approach within the Egyptian context. The current research highlights the key challenges facing HIA-related practice, with a focus on community participation. The research’s long-term objective is to establish a framework that enables HIA as an effective management tool for historic city management in Egypt.
The conference activities continued from November 11-12, 2023, and the center's participation on the second day of the events came under the theme "Cultural Heritage Management/Documentation."