The Role of Urban Development Strategy in Achieving a Strategic Urban Planning in New Cities - Case: The New City ''Ali Mendjeli'' (Algeria)

Abstract

New cities are considered one of the most important solutions that many countries in the world have adopted to solve the problems plaguing their urban networks. They also relieve pressure on their large cities, especially those that cannot be extended due to natural or human reasons. In this context, the new city of ''Ali Mendjeli'', presented itself as a suitable option to solve the problem of the growth of the mother city ''Constantine'', which suffered from many urban problems. However, after nearly 25 years of its realization, this new city, which was previously a suitable solution, suffers from many functional and spatial imbalances due to the adoption of the principles of functional urbanism and linear planning during the development of its initial projects. This has resulted in many negatives that prompted specialists to turn to strategic urban planning, which is based on the reflection and intervention strategy as a new tool that activates in parallel with the traditional tools within the direction of the urban development strategy. This can improve the quality of life of the inhabitants of the new city of ''Ali Mendjeli''.