Industrial Risks Impacts on Urban Ecosystems of Algerian Cities, Case of Study: Skikda City

Abstract

The day after the independence, Algeria has faced the problems of underdevelopment and consequently the choice of model economic and social development. Through the exceptional resources hydrocarbons, the country has opted for a basic industry in which the petrochemistry and steel industries are the backbone. This work is in the field of research on the link between architecture, urban and industrial risks. Where we will discuss the report and the link between urban forms, architectural ones and urban industrial risks. The city of Skikda is our case of study with the implantation of petrochemical pole that has been done next to the city, at a time when the concept of industrial risks does not exist and where urbanization is carried out under conditions that do not take into account the impact of the petrochemical industry on humans and the environment. In fact, the impact of urban forms on insecurity is high. Shape influences security issues and industrial risks, not only by how it takes. However, it also determines the options.

The Performance of the Urban System Face of the Industrial Risks Case Study the Old Downtown of Skikda City

“…-The instability of the industrial activity -The location of the sources of industrial risk in the city -The topography and prevailing winds of the site By projecting that on our case study, and relying on a previous study (Ghani, Tayeb, and Lakhdar 2015)The city of Skikda is juxtaposed to a large and medium stable petrochemical activity and with the absence of sufficient topographic obstacles, consequently, the vulnerability of the city of Skikda is important and flagrant.…”

“…Industrial risks in the city of Skikda are a lesson in social geography, an illustration of the coexistence of the petrochemical industry on the one hand and the city on the other (Ghani, Tayeb, and Lakhdar 2015).Thus, our urban environments are not prepared for industrial risks, to this end, the city of Skikda demonstrates the need to carry out prevention, and management and planning work, to better manage the city, and reduce risk rates. (See Table 1)…”

“…Table 1. The final result of the indicators of the vulnerability of a city to industrial risk sources (Ghani, Tayeb, and Lakhdar 2015) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3…”