Urban renewal of the historic centre of Rusafa

Abstract

The historical centers represent the present of the past, which is embodied in its buildings and spaces, which are places of continuous life bearing the history of the city with all its material and objective dimensions, making it living centers that form an essential part of the body of the city and give it a vision for another time and it represents a cultural heritage that should be preserved and maintained. The research started from the reality that indicates the great change in the land uses of the region and the deterioration of the situation and change in use in addition to the neglect of its role and historical status, the study aims to study the subject of urban renewal of heritage areas in general and urban development and the area of Senk in particular. The problem of research is to determine a policy of urban renewal that is most suitable for interacting with the region and preserving its cultural heritage as one of the constituent parts of the historic center of Baghdad. Therefore, the objective of the research is to achieve real development of the region (the Senak region) by reviving the role commercial and vital as one of the parts of the center of the city of Baghdad to propose a plan for the development of the region and the development of the commercial area in which is the area between the square Khalani and Hafiz al-Qadi Square extended to Al-Rashid Street in light of the developments that have occurred and the current need for the region form and function and solve current and expected problems and find more types of uses Convenient to the area.