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    INTEGRATION OF THE HISTORIC URBAN STRUCTURE S A SYNTACTIC APPROACH CASE OF THE MEDINA OF BOU SAADA IN ALGERIA
    (university of el oued/جامعة الوادي, 2021-01-01) Belouadah, N; Mazouz, S
    The traditional built environment of the medina of Bou Saada in Algeria is undergoing harmful attacks, due to an accelerated urban dynamic. The latter having impacts on the life of society. In this study, we questioned ourselves on the preservation of this historic center, and its integration into the urban dynamics of the city, through a syntactic study of urban spaces. The results found highlighted the types of urban spaces that exist in the medina of Bou Saada, each one undergoes an aspect of degradation, either by the reconversion of sever al traditional dwellings, total or partial renovation, or, a state of dilapidation. We have found that the characterization of the urban structure is essential to carry out any intervention at the level of the historic centers, in order to assign more prec ise values to the places, according to the appropriate sociocultural and economic requirements.
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    USERS PERCEPTION OF A WIND TOWER FOR PASSIVE COOLING IN HOT DRY AREA OF SOUTHERN ALGERIA: A CASE OF OULED DJELLAL BISKRA
    (university of el oued/جامعة الوادي, 2018-09-01) Torkia, A; Mazouz, S; Djouima, A
    This paper is a synopsis of the results of a socio-cultural research on the wind tower as a sustainable cooling system, introduced in hot dry areas of southern Algeria. This element is integrated into 80 dwellings neighbourhood in Ouled Djellal. The wind towers were closed or removed by users despite their proven thermal performance by the authors [1]. This paper reveals the causes behind this rejection and users’ perception issues using in situ observation, interviews and survey. It unveiled that wind towers are useful, successful and are to be incorporated into new residential buildings’ designs only if incompatibility errors between design, implementation, use, and control system are avoided. The survey proved, the cultural acceptance of this new element in Algeria by the population surveyed of low to medium social class (56.82% yes and yes under conditions, of which 38.64% yes without conditions).