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Abstract Thesis Abstract Self-developed and self-built areas are becoming attractive spaces for urban planners and architects. Recently, a similar process of community involvement in creating their neighborhood is implemented in different areas and projects. There have been several theories and approaches directed towards the community participation such as participatory design involving Top-Down and Bottom-Up approaches. In this thesis, a comprehensive descriptive analysis distinguishes three empirical cases that attempt to implement the idea of self-development: the first is a historical account of the traditional, indigenous self-developed Fatimid Cairo area; the second is a current self-built example based on the government initiation and people’s implementation in Ebny Betik Project in Egypt; the last is the case of the Southern part of Tübingen in Germany in which the process depends on the people’s involvement in the earlier stages of the development process. A comparative analysis between the three case studies are carried out through studying the relationship between the process and the product of each case, with respect to the urban fabric and architectural principles. The essence of this study is to explore the viability of revitalizing selfdevelopment approach through identifying its ultimate processes to reach a successful product. The research produces a model for the development’s framework, its design principles and the role of stakeholders in implementing self-developed areas. |