Annaba

Annaba is a Mediterranean port city whose urban development has been closely associated with industrial expansion. Its built environment brings together a medina, a colonial centre laid out on a Haussmannian pattern, and later extensions of large housing estates.

These distinct fabrics create differences in street configuration and connections between neighbourhoods. Research on spatial accessibility in Annaba examines this fragmentation through both street networks and pedestrian movement, showing why the organisation of public space matters alongside individual buildings. The relationship between the port and the surrounding city is another recurring planning concern, with industrial development and the rehabilitation of established districts requiring attention at the scale of the wider urban system.