PAST AND PRESENT IN BECHAR PUBLIC URBAN SPACE
PAST AND PRESENT IN BECHAR PUBLIC URBAN SPACE

Summary/Abstract: At the gates of the Algerian Sahara, the town of Bechar, a colonial creation including urban public spaces, asserts itself as one of the important concerns of urban policies. The organization of these spaces has been structured by social relations, but after the failure of the large estates policy, new urban extensions policy occurred, as being the case of the anti-suburb dormitory. These policies were intended to create a better balance at different levels; social, economic, etc. by providing opportunities for housing, employment, public and private, equipment the new “blue zone” extension in Bechar, but its management of public spaces is considered again as a failure. Priority was given to housing without taking into consideration outdoor spaces. The spatial configuration has resulted in a proliferation of interstitial spaces between buildings, as well as between buildings and highways. It has been also noted that in the design of projects, the human dimension has been omitted in order to better know the needs after construction, and public spaces have been neglected or even forgotten. A huge lack of vegetation increased the magnitude of the mineral on the urban landscape.

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