إعادة الأحياء الفيزياوي للمسارات التاريخية : دراسة تحليلية عن خاصية الترابط الحضري لمحور سوق الصفافير في بغداد

Abstract EN

The historical paths within city centers suffer from neglect for a long time as a result of inappropriate interventions and the loss of public spaces, which led to their deterioration and the loss of their urban value, The research problem was "There is a knowledge gap on the diagnosis of ways the physical revitalization as a type of sustainable revitalization patterns and the possibility of its application to avoid urban neglect of historical paths" .

Therefore, the aim of the research is to built a theoretical framework on urban connectivity property and relationship with mechanisms the physical revitalization .The research hypothesis is that "The mechanisms of physical revitalization (conservation, rehabilitation, removal and reconstruction) have a role in strengthen the structural and spatial connectivity of historical paths".

The research adopted the descriptive analytical method in describing and analyzing an elected local sample (Suq-Al- Safafer paths) in Baghdad city .The research found that Structural and spatial connectivity contributes to the treatment of the urban of historical path, strengthened by the mechanisms of physical revitalization, The research confirmed that the mechanisms if invested in a correct and sustainable way can lead to the activation of those paths.