City–Nature Relationship in a World-Renowned Nature Reserve: The Case of El Kala National Park in Eastern Algeria
Publication: Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 148, Issue 1
Abstract
The relationship between the city and nature for the architect and urban planner is the relationship between the built and unbuilt space and the relationship between the users of urban space (public and private) and nature. In the particular context of the world-renowned El Kala nature reserve, this study analyses the place of nature in the city’s urban development. The aim is to answer the following question: What interpretation of the relationship between city and nature can be made through the urban and architectural composition and its use by the inhabitants? This study is based on the biophilic approach, whose main stages are: landscape analysis and another documentary one in which the instruments of urban planning, the plans of allotments, and masses are the tools to determine the uses of nature at the scale of the house. The results are summarized in a relationship between the city and nature, translated into multiple biophilic behaviors. These behaviors vary from one natural element to another for the professionals of the urban space and are generally positive for the inhabitants.
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Acknowledgments
The author expresses his gratitude and acknowledges the support of Professor Sassia SPIGA, Professor Daniel PIENSON, and Professor Tariq DAHOU for devoting their precious time to me. He especially thanks to the director of PNEK for his interest and support for this research and for providing me with the necessary documents.
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Volume 148 • Issue 1 • March 2022
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Received: Jan 26, 2021
Accepted: Oct 12, 2021
Published online: Dec 1, 2021
Published in print: Mar 1, 2022
Discussion open until: May 1, 2022
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