Urban Form and Life in Tripoli, Libya

Adel M. Remali is an architect, urban designer, academic, and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is a former academic and researcher at the Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde. He is a member of the Cluster for Research in Architecture and Urbanism of Cities in the Global South (CRAUCGS) and a member of the Urban Design Studies Unit (UDSU). His teaching and research work focus on urban morphology, housing typology, and traditional cities. His recent research explores the relationship between the cultural and behavioural factors and architecture and urbanism. Huyam H. Abudib is an architect and a research associate at the University of Strathclyde. She started her university study at Temple University–Japan, and graduated with M.Sc. in architecture and urban planning from the University of Tripoli–Libya. She received an MRes and a PhD in Architecture from the University of Strathclyde and is currently a member of Architecture and Urbanism of Cities in the Global South (CRAUCGS). Her research focuses on traditional cities and the transformation process that is taking place on urban and architectural scales.

• IntroductionPART I: URBAN MORPHOLOGY, URBAN FORM AND URBAN LIFEChapter 1. Theories and Schools of Urban MorphologyChapter 2: Urban Form and urban Life Part II: TRIPOLI’S HISTORY AND ISLAMIC PRINCIPLESChapter 3. Historical evolution of the city of TripoliChapter 4. Islamic Principles of Built EnvironmentPart III: INVESTIGATING THE ESSENCE OF TRIPOLI’S CITY CENTREChapter 5. Measuring Urban Components at the Neighbourhood Scale: Street Network and Block StructureChapter 6. Analysing the Street Front: Quality and Social LifeChapter 7. Analysing the Street Edge: Constitutedness and Social LifeConclusionReferencesIndex