Contemporary Urban Affairs
2019, Volume 3, Number 1, pages 175– 190
Visual pollution phenomena and sensitivity of residences in heritage city...
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Contemporary Urban Affairs
2019, Volume 3, Number 1, pages 175– 190
Visual pollution phenomena and sensitivity of residences in heritage city centers
Case of: Old district of Manama city, Kingdom of Bahrain
* Dr. ISLAM EL-GHONAIMY
Department Of Architecture and interior design, College of Engineering, University of Bahrain, Bahrain
E mail: eelghonaimy@uob.edu.bh
A B S T R A C T
Image of the ancient cities across the Arab region have been changed. The urbanization progress and their subsequent urban changes are of rapid acceleration, due to the population increase in the named cities; affecting the encompassed old districts in many respects. The mentioned changes are forked into two main branches; controlled and uncontrolled. On one side, the controlled category abide by the urban regulations in terms of the visual representation of the old distri
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