Housing, Heritage and Urbanisation in the Middle East and North Africa - cover image

Copyright

Lilia Makhloufi. Copyright of individual chapters are maintained by the chapter author(s).

Published On

2025-06-03

ISBN

Paperback978-1-80511-561-8
Hardback978-1-80511-562-5
PDF978-1-80511-563-2
HTML978-1-80511-565-6
EPUB978-1-80511-564-9

Language

  • English

Print Length

218 pages (xxiv+194)

Dimensions

Paperback156 x 15 x 234 mm(6.14" x 0.59" x 9.21")
Hardback156 x 19 x 234 mm(6.14" x 0.75" x 9.21")

Weight

Paperback422g (14.89oz)
Hardback597g (21.06oz)

Media

Illustrations50

Funding

  • Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities

OCLC Number

1522141614

LCCN

2025465548

THEMA

  • RPC
  • AMVD
  • JBCC

BISAC

  • ARC010000
  • SOC026030
  • SOC003000
  • POL002000
  • HIS026000
  • TEC010000

LCC

  • NA7418

Keywords

  • Housing and Heritage
  • Urban Development
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Architecture and Society
  • Cultural Identity
  • Urban Planning

Housing, Heritage and Urbanisation in the Middle East and North Africa

This book explores the interconnection between housing, heritage and urbanisation. Bringing together architects, archaeologists, urban sociologists, urban designers, urban planners and landscape architects, this multi-authored and interdisciplinary volume presents diverse case studies from the Middle East and North Africa, shedding light on the past, present and future of residential spaces.

With its focus to traditional, modern and contemporary housing in Egypt, Iran, Morocco, Syria and Tunisia, Housing, Heritage and Urbanisation in the Middle East and North Africa explores the correlation between architecture, urban planning and society. The contributors critique the impact of rapid urbanisation and global architectural standardisation, which often goes beyond local identity. Instead, they advocate for a sustainable urban development rooted in community needs and cultural heritage.

Ultimately, this volume argues that successful urban planning must balance modernity with tradition, ensuring that housing reflects the lived experiences of its inhabitants. A crucial read for scholars and practitioners, it reaffirms that sustainable cities must be shaped by local needs, not just global trends.

Endorsements

The Middle East is confronting multiple, overlapping crises in its built environment—particularly in housing and heritage. This book offers timely, grounded, and nuanced insights into how the region can move toward more just and sustainable urban futures.

Deen Sharp

Visiting LSE Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science

Additional Resources

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Contributors

Lilia Makhloufi

(editor)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8778-5132

Lilia Makhloufi is an architect and urban planner. She obtained her magister’s degree in urban planning in 2003, and her doctorate of science degree in territory planning in 2009 and her postdoctoral degree (habilitation) with accreditation to supervise research in 2019. As a teacher and researcher, she worked at the University of Constantine, the University of Jijel and since 2010 at Ecole Polytechnique d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme (EPAU) in Algiers. In January 2025, she received a promotion to the rank of full professor of architecture. She is also an Alumna of the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA), based in the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW) in Germany. Her main research experience and international collaborations are related to housing projects, public spaces, cities and sustainability.