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Abstract
For decades, heritage buildings in Egypt have been subjected to multiple man-made risks which hinder the ability of governmental authorities to implement more heritage conservation projects. This led to significant degradation of a considerable number of heritage building stock. Many of these buildings have been misused, left vacant, or demolished, resulting in missed opportunities to utilise them efficiently as part of the built environment. Adaptive reuse has proven to be an effective approach for conserving heritage buildings, but there are various risks associated with it, mostly man-made in nature, including functional, financial, technical, legal, and social, which often fall on the public sector to manage. With the vast number of heritage buildings in Egypt, the public sector has been burdened with the responsibility of conserving them while also addressing other public demands. This has led to a need for private sector involvement to help manage the risks associated with adaptive reuse projects, which can be achieved through a public-private partnership (PPP). Although PPPs for heritage conservation have been successful in developed countries, Egypt has yet to adopt this approach. To address this gap, this research aims to develop a risk management framework in the context of PPP agreements between the private and public sectors to manage risks associated with adaptive reuse of heritage buildings in Egypt, since proper risk management and optimal risk allocation between both partners in a PPP is a primary success factor for this approach. Using a mixed-methods research approach, which includes a theoretical study, case studies analysis, and survey questionnaires targeting experts in the heritage conservation field, this research identifies adaptive reuse risks impacting heritage buildings in Egypt and develops a risk management framework (specific to PPPs) to manage those risks. The framework enables optimal risk allocation between public and private partners, providing a sustainable and collaborative approach to heritage conservation and protection. The contribution of this research to the field of heritage conservation is significant, as it offers a practical solution that can be utilised by governmental authorities and heritage conservation experts to systematically manage adaptive reuse risks, ultimately leading to successful heritage conservation outcomes.