THE DYNAMICS OF INTERACTION BETWEEN URBAN MAN AND ARCHEOLOGICAL SPACE IN CAIRO - A FIELD STUDY FOR SOCIO-BEHAVIOR AND ATTRACTION AND EXPULSION FOR TOURISTS

Abstract

Historical Cairo is enriched with important archeological and historical places that embody the richness of the city. Cairo city has been included in the world heritage list in 1979 under the title “Islamic Cairo”, for its remarkable archeological, historical, and civilizational importance. This study purpose is to identify the personal aspects in a selected sample from inhabitants, employees, visitors, and tourists through applying scale of personal evaluation, and for identifying also the human being’s relationship to the archeological environment (affect and effect). The study also drives at examining the relationship between inhabitants, visitors, and personnel in tourism field and the monumental materialistic environment; examining as well the relationship between tourists and the materialistic archeological background, identifying as well the personal characteristics, either the positive or the negative within the monumental environment. The study follows the descriptive method through a qualitative quantative depiction. The study uses the inductive analysis in order to analyze, explain, and deduce results. The study population is selected from residents in historical Cairo and employees who are working in archeological areas, in addition to visitors and tourists. Questionnaire forms consistent of (190) items are distributed as follows: (117 forms for residents, 43 forms for visitors and tourists, 30 forms for employees and workers in tourism). The study comes to these results: There are significant statistical differences at (0.05) significance level between average scores of (employees and visitors) and (employees and residents) on the full Scale of Evaluating Personality; while there are no significant statistical differences at (0.05) significance level between average scores of (residents and visitors). There are significant statistical differences at (0.05) significance level between average scores of (employees and inhabitants) and dimensions of Scale of Evaluating Personality. There are no significant statistical differences at (0.05) significance level between average scores of (employees and inhabitants) regarding the dimensions of Scale of Evaluating Personality. There are significant statistical differences at (0.05) significance level between average scores of the full questionnaire and dimensions of Scale of Evaluating Personality. The study recommends the need for considering the social dimension, focusing only on the historical only and dynamics of interaction of the relationship between residents and the surrounding areas. The study also recommends not neglecting the role of the human element in producing tourist development process, setting developmental plans for archeological areas with no regards to local residents’ perceptions.