Identity in Changing Context: Factors of losing Identity in new developed part of the city of Famagusta, North Cyprus

Contemporary Urban Affairs 2017, Volume 1, Number 2, pages 11– 20 Identity in Changing Context: Factors of losing Identity in new developed part of the city of Famagusta, North Cyprus *Dr. Hourakhsh Ahmad Nia 1, MA. Yousif Hussien Suleiman 2 1 & 2... More

Contemporary Urban Affairs 2017, Volume 1, Number 2, pages 11– 20 Identity in Changing Context: Factors of losing Identity in new developed part of the city of Famagusta, North Cyprus *Dr. Hourakhsh Ahmad Nia 1, MA. Yousif Hussien Suleiman 2 1 & 2 Department of Architecture, Nawroz University, Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq E mail: hourakhsh_ahmadnia@yahoo.com , E mail: Yousif.Sulaiman@nawroz.edu.krd A B S T R A C T Historical cities due to its magnificent building in its context have tremendous influence on formation of city identity, which is created through the interaction of natural, social and built elements. Unfortunately modernization after the industrial revolution couldn’t adapt itself to vernacular area, owe to the fact that cities began to lose their identity and sense of belonging to the environment. New technology of construction lets the cities to expand itself outside, but in this transformation, some factors which have an influence on the identity of the city Less