Abstract: In 2011, the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE), financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MTA) (formally the Ministry of Antiquities) implemented a project entitled "Job Creation through Cultural Resource Management in Luxor" followed by a project entitled "Cultural Heritage Tourism". Within the projects, many examples of the recycling of waste material, sustainable construction and social development was prevalent. Examples include the recycling of mud brick, stone debris, limestone aggregate, scrap stone, stone powder use of solar and natural lighting. The recycling of material met all three themes of sustainable development in social, economic and environmental aspects....
Keywords: United States Agency for International Development, USAID, Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, recycling, Luxor, job creation, site improvements, mud brick, waste material, sustainability
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