Urban morphology and pedestrian movement of traditional market place in Casbah Algiers (original) (raw)

2013

Abstract

Traditional market plays an important role in ancient urban life, especially in heritage cities such as Casbah, Algiers. Some traditional markets however are frequently criticized as inconvenient for users and consequently not well used. Improving performance of traditional markets is therefore a critical issue faced by the city planners and designers. Conventional model, which is described mainly in respect of maximum user’s capacity or service radius is inadequate to give an account of the issue, hence a new theoretical model is needed for both research and operational purposes. This study, accordingly, indicates an alternative model approach and seeks an explanation from the urban morphology and the way it conditions pedestrian movement. Through investigating the relationship between urban morphology and pedestrian movement based on the Casbah city of Algiers, which particularly epitomizes various urban grids that have different consequences on the access and use of traditional m...

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