Adopting sustainable development in reconstruction Post War City of Mosul Architecture-Case Study

Abstract

Reconstruction represents an opportunity to achieve sustainable development for each cities and buildings destroyed by wars and disasters. Many previous studies highlighted reconstruction although their presentation in most cases was general and selective in adopting some aspects but not others. The research problem was determined by the lack clear vision to the possibility for adopting sustainable development, with its multiple dimensions, is in reconstruction of both cities and buildings, so that the Objective of the Research is to present the most organized and clear knowledge in a way that serves the reality of the local situation by adopting a descriptive-analytical approach for several studies and applied experiences. The research has realized distinction for the importance of each of the organizational, institutional and Cultural dimensions in reconstruction along with all the economic, social and environmental dimensions in a way that achieves sustainable development based on multiple Basis, principles, and techniques that contribute in their entirety to the advancement of the reality of cities and buildings after wars and disasters, which therefore requires the necessity of taking them into account in the local experience of reconstruction.

Urban Morphology, Identity, Heritage, and Reconstruction Processes in Middle East Post-War Scenarios: The Case of Mosul Old City

“…What emerges, beyond more or less complete attempts, is the identification of a nonimmediate category of attention that goes beyond the needs imposed by the physical, economic, social, and political conditions of the destruction; and these are the cultural needs [13] of reconstruction, defined essentially as the inhabitant's ability to identify with his or her urban context. The need for the cultural dimension to be a cornerstone of reconstruction projects and proposals is an aspect now shared by many scholars, although many of the modalities are not.…”

Engineering geological map of the riverfront in the old city of Mosul

“…As a result, it was necessary to rebuild the riverfront of the city in a way that reflected its heritage [3]. Although wars cause disasters, they can also provide opportunities for sustainable development by advancing the reality of those cities and communities through reconstruction [4]. Based on previous similar experiences of cities that were exposed to wars and natural disasters, such as the devastation that occurred in Germany after the World War.…”

“…Based on previous similar experiences of cities that were exposed to wars and natural disasters, such as the devastation that occurred in Germany after the World War. According to the method that was adopted in building East Germany and West Germany, which included many projects, including the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church -Berlin 1957-1963, Reichstag, New German Parliament 1999, and Dresden Central Station, urban planning was studied for the reconstruction of Mosul [4]. fully destroyed with less (3) partial destruction.…”

Urban Planning and Reconstruction of Cities Post-Wars by the Approach of Events and Response Images

“…Al-Samurai and Al-Qaraghuli (2021) dealt with the importance of the concept of sustainable development and the need to adopt it when reconstructing cities after the events of wars in particular. The descriptive approach was adopted in its study of previous experiences in the reconstruction process to reach a comprehensive and integrated approach to sustainable development that takes into account its various dimensions (economic, social, and environmental) as well as Adding other dimensions such as (institutional, organizational, cultural) and adopting a set of principles, means, and techniques to reconstruct the Mosul city after the war according to a solid scientific approach [6]. Salman et al, (2021) discussed the morphological change in the urban system of cities after the events of wars as a result of the destruction inflicted on them and the importance of the reconstruction programs taking into account the preservation of the urban and architectural identity of the cities that were destroyed and vandalized due to the events of wars, taking into account the new situations after the wars and the need to highlight the events of the wars that passed through the city As it has become part of its history, and the strategies used should take into account the integration of ancient sites that must be preserved and revived and integrated with the sites that resulted from the war [7].…”