The Requalification Of Public Spaces: A Challenge For Sustainable Urban Development

Résumé: The city’s growth and rhythms, urban reorganization and transformation of spaces, changes in their uses, and the evolution of the daily practices of the city’s social groups raise the question of the issues and interests raised by the requalification of public spaces in terms of their symbolic, esthetic, and functional value. The articles’ findings are based on a case study of the Constantine city project “Modernization Plan of the Constantine Metropolis” (PMMC). This new development strategy is primarily based on a program of activities centered on the rehabilitation and upgrading of central urban spaces and the residential proximity of central districts, as well as the realization of internationally emblematic projects that would change the image of the city and bring it into the modern era. The results have demonstrated that it is a matter of concern that the ideal to be achieved should be urban public spaces that are not based on a closed single principle but rather on an open system resulting from the interaction of all actors united. Conviviality and citizen participation are keywords for urban modernization and development projects.

Publié dans la revue: المجلة الجزائرية للأبحاث والدراسات