Islamic urban heritage in Constantine - challenges and prospects

Scientific research on heritage is many and varied , because it represents a collective historical cultural repository that expresses essentially identity. Among the areas of heritage, we distinguish urban architectural reflects true identity civilizational dimension, which today process preserving has become responsibility national duty stops specialists in all parts world. In light growing interest concept sustainable development various fields, care its comprehensiveness emerges as one major axes this development, an area falls within framework comprehensive policy to preserve diverse world heritage. There no doubt general problem with regard ancient tissues lies their ability respond modern requirements provide environment balance between man his surroundings not disturbed, prevailing social human dimensions, overcome purely economic approaches comparing projects conservation projects. context, have right ask whether possible protect breathe life into tissues, without being attempt at temporary revival. Is achieve urbanization predominance market rules? This mainly aims visualize project two basic things: - Protecting Arab-Islamic city Constantine, capital eastern Algeria, been subjected obliteration attempts Westernization over more than century French colonialism. Adopting practical methodology during course approach