The Impact of Social and Economic Transformations on the Heritage Features of Bou Saada Traditional City
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Date
2022
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université msila
Abstract
The traditional city of Bou Saâda is witnessing a high level of tension and imbalance in its urban and architectural appearance
as a result of the social and economic transformation caused by the industrial and technological revolution and the colonial
movement which brought strange patterns that imposed changes on a traditional pattern that could stand for long periods. The
phenomenon of urbanization, migration and population growth has also contributed to the acceleration of the deterioration of
the old heritage fabric, as human needs change rapidly and continuously, and what was yesterday contained the requirements
of the local population is today, for some, a relic of the past that should be eliminated because it is seen as an impediment to
progress and well-being. This research aims to show the impact of social and economic transformations on the features of the
traditional heritage of Bou Saada city. The study was based on the descriptive and analytical approach of the urban structure
of Bou Saâda traditional city, which faithfully reflects the compatibility between culture and human achievements and its
restriction to social, economic and environmental controls in construction and urbanisation. The results proved that the new
social and economic conditions contributed to following modern trends in urban planning and architectural design in a
completely different way to the authentic, inherited local culture, so the city lost its aesthetic and a large part of its heritage
and consequently lost its local identity
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Bou Saâda, preservation, Traditional urbanism, Transitions, Urban heritage.