Part I: The Urban Analysis of the Area

Part I: summarizes, in the format of maps and brief texts, the morphological features, characteristics and urban transformations in the area between 1932 (when the first cadastral survey for Aleppo was issued, which constitutes the basis for all urban studies and guidelines) and 2019. Changes in routes’ hierarchy and in settlement patterns, and the resulting changes in building elevations, have been analyzed in parallel to changes in urban morphology, using data from the 1932 French cadastral maps, together with recent transformations due to collateral damage. An existing survey made by the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in Aleppo, has been used to describe urban economy, land use, and ownership in 2001. It was part of the project for the rehabilitation of the Old City of Aleppo, to safeguard, preserve and develop a world heritage site.