City Reconstruction

Ali A. Alraouf is a professor of architecture and urbanism. His research interests focus on post-carbon urbanism, architecture, and heritage in Gulf cities. He has published more than 150 journal papers, critical reviews, essays, in addition to books and book chapters.Odeh Al-Jayyousi is a professor of innovation at Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain. He consulted with the EU, UN-ESCWA, World Bank, GIZ and USAID. He has published over 70 journal articles and books on sustainable development and innovation. His research interests include education policy, planning, sustainability, and innovation management.Kheir Al-Kodmany is a professor of urban planning at the University of Illinois Chicago, specializing in vertical urbanism, sustainable design, and visualization systems. With over 30 years of experience, he has published 15 books and 150+ scholarly works. His global expertise includes advising governments and delivering over 200 professional presentations, including numerous keynote addresses. He also worked for the Chicago firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM).

• Introduction: Contextualizing Urban Reconstruction and Policy Innovation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region. Part 1.Past and Now. 2.Thinking Preservation and Reconstruction Through the Idea Of Urban Life: Reflecting on the practice of the Yalla Project in the casbah of Nablus, Palestine. 3.Creating sustainable public spaces in historic neighborhoods: Tale of Kuzguncuk Bostan of Istanbul. 4.Environmental Governance in an Unequal World. 5.War, Peace, and Reconstruction: Articulation and Synthesis of Lessons from International Experience in City Reconstruction. 6.The Millenary Cities of Mzab: A Paradigm for Contemporary Refugee Settlements in the Arab Region. Part 2.Current Issues and Realities. 7.On Ruins and Emptiness: Colonial Spatiality and Urban Politics in Palestine. 8.Beyond neoliberalism in Morocco: The new Green City of Benguerir and the UM6P Campus: a case study of culture-driven city re-construction. 9.Benghazi: Conflict, Instability, Urban Degradation and Culture as the Catalyst for Post-Conflict Recovery. 10.Reformulation of The Urban Narrative of The Public Domain Of Al Quds Jerusalem As A City Of Conflict. Part 3.Future and Re-Imagining City Reconstruction. 11.Refugee Camp Administration in Jordan and the Impact on the Development of the Hosting Cities, a Comparative Analysis. 12.Rethinking Sacred Urbanism in New Mecca Projects. 13.Aleppo Old City: An integrated Post-Conflict Built environment regeneration. 14.Re-Imaging Cities Using Skyscrapers: A global perspective with a focus on the Middle East and Dubai. 15.Innovation Policy and Urban Reconstruction: Paradigms Shifts. 16.Towards an Alternative Narrative of (Re)Construction of Contemporary Middle Eastern Cities: The Case of Gulf Cities. 17.Conclusions: Towards Sustainable Cities in the MENA Region. 18.Future Research: Charting the Course for Sustainable Urban Development in the MENA Region