THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS IN SUPPORTING THE PRESERVATION OF GLOBAL AND LOCAL HERITAGE CITIES A COMPARATIVE STUDY (HISTORIC CAIRO – ALEXANDRIA)

Heritage is one of the most important products of civilizations that express the development of peoples, societies and peoples throughout history, and it expresses the capabilities that man has reached, and this is not limited to language, literature and thought only, but it pervades all the material and emotional elements of society such as thought, philosophy, religion, science, art and architecture. Urbanism is considered one of the most essential elements of the heritage and is distinguished from other heritage elements by its material existence. Again, the existence of civilizations of previous generations is like the memory of the nation. It also highlights the succession of intergenerational civilizational, social and religious experiences and values.