The spatialisation struggle : The heritage of open spaces in Baghdad

dc.contributor.authorVan de Ven, Annelies
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-31T11:41:19Z
dc.date.available2024-01-31T11:41:19Z
dc.date.issued2016en
dc.descriptionplaNext-Next Generation Planning Vol. 2 (2016): Open Call, page 48-73
dc.description.abstractThis article explores the significance of open space to the formation of local culture and identity. Rejecting any absolute categorisation of open-public and closed-private space, the essay attempts to redefine open space, in order to make it more suitable to specific case studies outside the western democratic discourse within which it is often used. Space is a process, shaping the world around it as much as it is shaped by its own circumstances. This also implies that the experience of space is highly pluralistic, a notion made exceedingly clear in the changing structure and meaning of space throughout Baghdad’s history. In light of recent crises in Baghdad the discussion of its spaces has become critical. By analysing the evolution of Baghdad from a spatial perspective, I will explore how embodied experiences interact with the cognitive readings of space within the case of Baghdad. I aim to show the significance of open space to the self-identification of an urban population. This to suggest its immense value to the improvement of cultural heritage management, especially in conflict areas.
dc.identifier.doi10.24306/plnxt.2016.02.004
dc.identifier.issn2468-0648en
dc.identifier.pageNumber48-73
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.24306/plnxt.2016.02.004
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14235/1303
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAESOPen
dc.rightsopenaccessen
dc.rights.licenseCC BY 4.0en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en
dc.sourceplaNext-Next Generation Planning Vol. 2 (2016): Open Callen
dc.subjectBaghdaden
dc.subjectOpen Spaceen
dc.subjectUrban Planningen
dc.subjectHeritageen
dc.subjectUrban Historyen
dc.titleThe spatialisation struggle : The heritage of open spaces in Baghdad
dc.typearticleen
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen
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