Sustainable Energy and Power System Solutions for Architectural Urban Heritage Management: Adrar in the Touat Region Case Study

Abstract

The Touat region in Adrar, Algeria, contains a worldwide important collection of earthen buildings which includes its ancient Ksour and its Casbahs. The area experiences an immediate governance emergency because urban development outpaces planning efforts which threatens the cultural heritage site. The research applies MACTOR (Matrix of Alliances and Conflicts: Tactics, Objectives, and Recommendations) strategic analysis tool to analyze how various actors and their objectives affect the evolution of urban areas. The research study reveals six essential players who work toward six essential goals which show how local governments and business developers control the area while pushing out the people who originally protected the cultural heritage. The research establishes numerical positions for actors which show a powerful conflict between their present financial targets and their required environmental protection efforts. The research results demonstrate that organizations need to establish an entirely different governance system. The research establishes a strategic development plan which uses the "Golden Equation" to achieve sustainability through three main elements that include multi-stakeholder collaboration and heritage economic value creation and compulsory urban planning regulations for earthen architecture. The proposed model functions as a testing model which can be applied in the Gourrara and Tidikelt region.