Urban Actions And Social Repercussions: Bardo, From A Project To Modernize Constantine To An Urban Park

Abstract

This article addresses the question of the social repercussions of the transformation of Bardo, a popular district located in the city center of Constantine, which has been subject to effervescent urban actions between the "Constantine modernization project" advocated by public authorities in 2007 and the "urban park" advocated by specialists and urban stakeholders as part of the cultural event "Constantine, Capital of Arab Culture 2015". By highlighting the triptych: space conceived by public decision-makers, space designed and built by specialists, and the space lived by its users, our aim was to detect the repercussions of these urban actions on the daily lives and experiences of the relocated and neighboring populations. Our methodology is based on several research techniques including: documentary research, in situ observation, a sectorial survey and a household survey using semi-structured interviews. Among the results of this investigation: the improvement of the living environment, social dislocation, spatial appropriation, marginalization of local residents, etc.