Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Urban regeneration through post-war reconstruction: Reclaiming the urban identity of the old city of Mosul
This paper attempts to shed light on conserving local architectural heritage through the redevelopment and reconstruction of a city suffering from post-war devastation while maintaining local identity. The city of Mosul is the 2nd largest city in Iraq, with a population of 1.8 million in the year 2014 before the ISIS occupation of the area. This study intends to recommend urban regeneration strategies, to be taken upon during the redevelopment of the old city of Mosul. A set of strategies that may ensure the preservation of the urban identity of the area, while redeveloping and coping with today’s environmental, socio-economic and political changes. A thorough theoretical analysis was carried out by the researchers to conclude a set of indicators of urban regeneration strategies to ensure memory, identity, and development. The recommendations emphasized the integration of the new designs with the old urban fabric, also harmonizing the physical environment with the original buildings whether withstanding or destructed. They also referred to the importance of buildings with historical and symbolic values and their role in reclaiming the urban identity and promoting the sense of belonging.
Urban regeneration through post-war reconstruction: Reclaiming the urban identity of the old city of Mosul
This paper attempts to shed light on conserving local architectural heritage through the redevelopment and reconstruction of a city suffering from post-war devastation while maintaining local identity. The city of Mosul is the 2nd largest city in Iraq, with a population of 1.8 million in the year 2014 before the ISIS occupation of the area. This study intends to recommend urban regeneration strategies, to be taken upon during the redevelopment of the old city of Mosul. A set of strategies that may ensure the preservation of the urban identity of the area, while redeveloping and coping with today’s environmental, socio-economic and political changes. A thorough theoretical analysis was carried out by the researchers to conclude a set of indicators of urban regeneration strategies to ensure memory, identity, and development. The recommendations emphasized the integration of the new designs with the old urban fabric, also harmonizing the physical environment with the original buildings whether withstanding or destructed. They also referred to the importance of buildings with historical and symbolic values and their role in reclaiming the urban identity and promoting the sense of belonging.
Urban regeneration through post-war reconstruction: Reclaiming the urban identity of the old city of Mosul
Hussein, Shaimaa Hameed (Autor:in) / Abdulla, Zina Riadh (Autor:in) / Salih, Nawras Motathid Mohammed (Autor:in)
23.04.2019
doi:10.21533/pen.v7i1.331
Periodicals of Engineering and Natural Sciences; Vol 7, No 1 (2019); 294-301 ; 2303-4521 ; 10.21533/pen.v7i1
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DDC:
720
Urban and Architectural Identity of Mosul. An Analytical Background for City’s Reconstruction
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