FLOOD RISK REDUCTION STRATEGY IN ALGIERS A BRIEF MODERN HISTORY (XVIthC -XIXthC)

N. AROUA

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This paper aim is to contribute better know the water related risks management heritage in Algeria while promoting in favor of contemporary cities resilience face to climate and environmental changes. Some relevant technical and organizational measures commonly used in Algiers until the beginning of the XIXth century may be consistent with the UN-disaster risk reduction strategies.

Thus specific objectives are to i) characterize the hydro meteorological context and identify the associated flood risk; ii) examine the urban growth and land use patterns consistency with the local water geography and dynamic; iii) assess the adequacy of past prevention and protection measures implemented against current recommending.

Results show i) the variability of flood effects over the city; ii) the integrated and pragmatic approach adopted to achieve prevention and protection goals; and iii) the significant role of urban planning in the flood risk reduction strategy.


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Algiers, flood risk, hydro meteorological hazards, urbanism, XVIthc-XIXthc.

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