Villes nouvelles en Algérie : Contribution des centres historiques pour un modèle de référence durable et multifonctionnel

Abstract

This thesis studies the concept of multifunctional land use of urban spaces in new towns in Algeria based on historical centers (traditional towns) and applies this hypothesis to the empirical case of the new town of Sidi Abdellah with reference to the Kasbah of Algiers. This research aims at a heritage enhancement based on the idea of a natural and passive exploitation of a space, an environment or a territory for the purpose of sustainability and intergenerational durability while guaranteeing a better architectural and urban quality. This work, like any research work, arises from an observation of the great gap between discourse and reality, then from a reflection on the problem posed by the current situation of new towns in Algeria. This problematization is followed by an attempt of demonstration which consists in reproducing one of the traditional urban principles, that of multifunctionality in new towns, taking into consideration the historical center as an attachment element. The experimentation took place on the case of Sidi Abdellah in two main phases: in situ observations, field surveys and collection of various data from the services concerned, followed by a phase of analysis of the data processed by means of geographical information systems GIS, synthesizing the results of the comparative study between the Kasbah of Algiers as a reference model and the new town of Sidi Abdellah in the form of thematic maps