ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH THE GROWTH AND DECLINE OF HANDICRAFTS IN HERITAGE AREAS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR TOURISM IN EGYPT -FIELD STUDY ON AL-MOEZ AND AL-AZHAR

N. A, Abu Neel,; Amal, A., Shams El Din,; K, Ibrahim, Nermin,; F, Ali, A.

doi:10.21608/jes.2018.20378

ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH THE GROWTH AND DECLINE OF HANDICRAFTS IN HERITAGE AREAS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR TOURISM IN EGYPT -FIELD STUDY ON AL-MOEZ AND AL-AZHAR

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

¹ Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University

² Faculty of Education Ain Shams University

³ Faculty of Specific Education Ain Shams University

10.21608/jes.2018.20378

Abstract

Research goals:The researcher seeks to carry out the current research to try to achieve the following objectives:

.To recognize the nature of the two heritage areas in El-Azhar and Al-Azhar (Al-Gamaliya District, Cairo) and the reality of their tourism movement and the reality of some of the handicrafts in them.
To recognize the effect of some environmental variables on the growth of handicrafts.
To recognize the effect of some environmental variables on the decline of handicrafts.
Trying to come up with a vision of how to activate the tourism movement in Al-Moez and Al-Azhar by proposing ways to support the environmental variables that lead to growth and to limit those that lead to decline.

The study relied on the analytical descriptive method using some tools such as: observation, interview, and in-depth interview manual.
The study has reached several results, including:

The high prices of raw materials and non-control and the monopoly of raw materials by some traders.
The negative impact of imports from abroad, which negatively affects the work of the two workshops. There are no schools that qualify the boys for craft work.
There is no interest of the state in the two parties and no insurance and no pensions. The study also reached a number of recommendations, the most important of which are:
The researcher is recommended to set up a government agency to monitor the prices and raw materials of handicrafts, heritage and heritage to meet the high prices of raw materials and prevent the monopoly of traders of raw materials.
Interest in the establishment of educational institutions whose aim is to train and develop the skills of boys and craftsmen of traditional handicrafts and to encourage the boys to study and training.
Include all workers in traditional handicrafts in the system of insurance, pensions and health and raise the standard of living.

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