The Problematic of the North-Western Entrance of Tiaret (Algeria) Through the Key Concepts of Urban Design
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: A city entrance is, above all, a place of transition between two spatial entities defined by two components of a generally different nature.The first is necessarily urban; the second, most of the time is rural.This study assesses the north-western entrance of Tiaret (north-western Algeria).Tiaret presents a marginalized urban landscape, where the space is not experienced in the same way, given the modes of appropriation and understanding.It is necessary to successfully balance the spontaneity and the order of the urban while integrating the landscape.At the same time, all operations privilege one component over another while creating disorder and disorder in the landscape.There is thus a juxtaposition of urban and rural logic, a blurred and ambiguous space where the limits are no longer palpable.A qualitative survey was conducted on three main points: identity, image, and appropriation (urban devitalization) to highlight the urban and natural potential of the north-western entrance of Tiaret.An urban analysis supported the results obtained based on the key concepts of urban architecture.The latter indicate that the site has a good variety, legibility, and richness, which confirms the results of the survey: more than 50% of the native inhabitants of the area declare that the north-western entrance of the city has a good image, through which they identify themselves, which justifies the high rate of ownership.
Institution: University of Constantine 3
Language: English
Subfield: Urban Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4291237380