Architectural Heritage in Medium and Small Syrian Cities: Management Advanced Strategies for Postwar Recovery

Abstract

During Syria’s war, the architectural heritage suffered significant damage in many cities, ranging from minor damage to complete destruction. Moreover, the poor or absence of advanced heritage management that supports the recovery of these cities, especially in medium and small cities where attention has been focused on large cities, exacerbated the problem. The paper suggests directing attention to medium and small cities with traditional fabric. The city of Ariha, which has a population of 80,000, was chosen to study its current status, defining its architectural heritage and applying advanced architectural heritage management strategies that depend on advanced techniques and information technology. Reviewing International cases and extracting the best methodologies compatible with the Syrian context, such as reuse, GIS, laser scanning, and 3D modeling, which will contribute to preserving this heritage and help to make decisions to support the recovery of these cities during and post-war era.

Keywords

• Heritage
• Management
• Syria
• Medium City
• Ariha

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