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Formes spatiales d’expansion urbaine et le rôle des communautés non musulmanes à l’époque des Réformes.
Following the geopolitical changes in the Balkans during the 19th century, the modernising effort undertaken in the Ottoman Empire had important spatial effects. The traditional settlements grew and attracted new population strata and modern economic activities. In the wider area of East Mediterranean similar processes have been accounted for mainly in coastal cities (and to a lesser extent in inland cities) giving rise to urban élites with increased spatial demands (requirements). The study of urban growth and development and of the role played by non-muslim communities and public initiatives, can contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the changes experienced by local societies. This paper proposes to study the planned expansion of three cities in the European provinces of the Empire, now under Greek sovereignty. These are Volos and Kavala, in which the Greek orthodox communities created new suburban districts, and Salonika (Thessaloniki), in which an impressive expansion took place thanks to the combined initiative of the Ottoman municipality and the non-Muslim communities. All three cases illustrate the dynamic process fuelled by the Reforms and the decisive moves of the non-Muslim élites to apprehend and use the new institutional framework to their advantage, while investing in land and building. The paper will examine the involvement of the local groups and authorities, the spatial characteristics of the new districts, the new building types, land uses and forms of urban landscape, in the light of written sources, technical documents and town plans, and surviving architectural heritage.
Formes spatiales d’expansion urbaine et le rôle des communautés non musulmanes à l’époque des Réformes.
Following the geopolitical changes in the Balkans during the 19th century, the modernising effort undertaken in the Ottoman Empire had important spatial effects. The traditional settlements grew and attracted new population strata and modern economic activities. In the wider area of East Mediterranean similar processes have been accounted for mainly in coastal cities (and to a lesser extent in inland cities) giving rise to urban élites with increased spatial demands (requirements). The study of urban growth and development and of the role played by non-muslim communities and public initiatives, can contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the changes experienced by local societies. This paper proposes to study the planned expansion of three cities in the European provinces of the Empire, now under Greek sovereignty. These are Volos and Kavala, in which the Greek orthodox communities created new suburban districts, and Salonika (Thessaloniki), in which an impressive expansion took place thanks to the combined initiative of the Ottoman municipality and the non-Muslim communities. All three cases illustrate the dynamic process fuelled by the Reforms and the decisive moves of the non-Muslim élites to apprehend and use the new institutional framework to their advantage, while investing in land and building. The paper will examine the involvement of the local groups and authorities, the spatial characteristics of the new districts, the new building types, land uses and forms of urban landscape, in the light of written sources, technical documents and town plans, and surviving architectural heritage.
Formes spatiales d’expansion urbaine et le rôle des communautés non musulmanes à l’époque des Réformes.
Alexandra Yerolympos (author)
2005
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