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Réf.
41437
Type
conference item
Titre
Memory and place
Langues
English
Auteurs
Assi, Eman
Date
2008
Pagination de section
1-12
Titre de conférence
16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’
Lieu de conférence
Quebec, Canada
Date de conférence
29 sept – 4 oct 2008
Mots-clés
public space / intangible heritage / historic sites / historic town centres / urban spaces / town planning
Monuments et sites
Sahet Alqaryoun, Nablus, West Bank
Résumé en anglais
The landscape of the environment we live in is an image of ourcommon humanity. The sense of place individuals and people as a
whole have is both a biological response to the surrounding physicalenvironment and a cultural creation. People get attached to places that
are critical to their well-being or cause them distress.This paper sketches the story of ‘ Sahet Alqaryoun’ , a public open
space in a residential neighborhood in the historic city of Nablus,West Bank. The question of how ‘Sahet Alqaryoun’ as an open public
space is appropriated by the various segments of the population, and
how this has been changing overtime is addressed here throughinvestigating various stakeholders and users of this place, starting from
individuals to the families living in this neighborhood or even themunicipality and professionals who are responsible for any future
intervention proposed for Sahet Alqaryoun. This paper will attempt toexplore the structure of such a shared place, how it is related to the
social meaning and also its cultural connotation as a place of collectiveuse that is perceived through representation and images produced by
its residents. It will also study the physical evolution and differentfactors that shaped ‘Sahet Alqaryoun’ and demonstrate the
sustainability of this historic place through time, re-identifying it andre-establishing it as an essential part of the social, socio-economic and
political fabric of the city.This paper argues that urban spaces do present a public history. Our
responsibility as professionals in preserving our historic spaces is to tryto understand all factors that have played a role in shaping this space
and to try to recognize and respect the long social and cultural historyas successive stages of the city’s evolution.
whole have is both a biological response to the surrounding physicalenvironment and a cultural creation. People get attached to places that
are critical to their well-being or cause them distress.This paper sketches the story of ‘ Sahet Alqaryoun’ , a public open
space in a residential neighborhood in the historic city of Nablus,West Bank. The question of how ‘Sahet Alqaryoun’ as an open public
space is appropriated by the various segments of the population, and
how this has been changing overtime is addressed here throughinvestigating various stakeholders and users of this place, starting from
individuals to the families living in this neighborhood or even themunicipality and professionals who are responsible for any future
intervention proposed for Sahet Alqaryoun. This paper will attempt toexplore the structure of such a shared place, how it is related to the
social meaning and also its cultural connotation as a place of collectiveuse that is perceived through representation and images produced by
its residents. It will also study the physical evolution and differentfactors that shaped ‘Sahet Alqaryoun’ and demonstrate the
sustainability of this historic place through time, re-identifying it andre-establishing it as an essential part of the social, socio-economic and
political fabric of the city.This paper argues that urban spaces do present a public history. Our
responsibility as professionals in preserving our historic spaces is to tryto understand all factors that have played a role in shaping this space
and to try to recognize and respect the long social and cultural historyas successive stages of the city’s evolution.
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