Mapping Cities in the MENA Region

Visualising the Untold Narratives of Heritage

Zeido Zeido, Suna Çağaptay

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Birkhauser
05 August 2024

Conservation, restoration & care of artworks; City & town planning - architectural aspects

Series: Kulturelle und technische Werte historischer Bauten

This volume outlines the urban development of eight cities in the Middle East and North Africa: Aleppo, Alexandria, Ankara, Cairo, Casablanca, Dubai, Nouakchott, and Shiraz. Ottoman rule and colonial powers, French or British, operated differently and over various time spans in most of these cities to influence architecture and the urban scene. Global movements such as modernism and socialism reshaped the cityscapes of intersecting histories and cultures.

Maps, sketches, and other visuals trace the urban outcomes of Ottoman rule, colonial powers, and post-independence governments to show how they altered these cities. Class distinctions, informal settlements, and devalued built heritage are common urban issues that the cities of the MENA region still face today.

Focuses on political and social developments as they influence each city’s built environment

Discusses all types of built heritage and forms of architecture in the eight exemplary cities

Visualizes the urban development through many coloured maps, sketches, and charts

Edited by: Zeido Zeido, Suna Çağaptay
Imprint: Birkhauser
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 200mm,
ISBN: 9783035625660
ISBN 10: 3035625662
Series: Kulturelle und technische Werte historischer Bauten
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 05 August 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Suna Çağaptay, St Edmund’s College, Cambridge / Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Turkey; Zeido Zeido, University Cottbus-Senftenberg.