DARE.2019.016

Reconstruction of historic cities after wars and disasters

Siba Ibrahim Taha

siba.taha@cihanuniversity.edu.iq

Abstract- Wars, and disasters affect life in all its aspects and cause the most terrible effects such as destruction of buildings and damage to the environment, as well as the economic, social, cultural and psychological problems

. This study discusses the strategies of reconstruction of historical cities after wars and disasters to be followed and deals with a range of international and local experiences in this field. It also discusses the theoretical concepts of reconstruction

The study took the city of Mosul as a case study, which is one of the historical cities in Iraq, where it carries a cultural and historical heritage that extends for thousands of years. The city has been almost completely destroyed, especially in the old city after the war against terrorism. And strategies for disaster management and reconstruction after, as many of the damage, may occur due to lack of management practices for these disasters and insufficient planning to resolve the problems resulting from the lack of clarity and strategy for the methodology of reconstruction after.

Keywords-Reconstruction, wars, strategies, Mosul

Date: 16/5/2019

Place: Department of Architectural Engineering