The effect of courtyards design on socio-cultural and environmental-economics aspects in Constantine, Algeria

Abstract EN

This article is a part of a doctoral thesis on the design of courtyards in the urban area of Constantine.

it aims to determine the variance between courtyards design built in traditional, colonial and contemporary periods using a typological approach that considers the urban-morphology, socio-cultural and environmental economics criteria in a chronological context.

a comparative analysis of the analysis indicators of each criterion was used to reveal the difference between courtyards and whether there were common design indicators.

the results show a clear difference between courtyards in the urban morphological indicators and their effects on the socio-cultural and environmental-economics aspects.

in addition, the traditional courtyard can be considered the most successful sustainable design strategy designed with careful attention to socio-cultural and environmental economics contexts.