UNE NOUVELLE GENERATION DE VILLES: LES VILLES/VILLAGES CAS DE LA WILAYA DE TIZI-OUZOU

Abstract

The Wilaya of Tizi-Ouzou offers an interesting example to study the urbanization phenomenon. A mixture of old villages and new semi owns gave birth to "new cities" under construction A new cities is born generation the observed cities are much closer to the “rural” areas as well as the” small village” than the urban counterpart. The importance of the villages brings in the necessity to rethink urban aspects. From a simple observation we can say the village draws its essence from the city In this geographic region, the villages assert the basis of local and urban structure. The absence of cities and urban traditions can be explained by the village dominance, as a barrier to the emergence of cities The City is a relative notion which must be rethought and must use local traditions and realities as a backbone. The demographic density of township the number of villages and settlements, their geographic dispersion and the access level to urban commodities, are among many indicators that can be used to clarify the city and village interaction.