Urban Infill as a Tool to Activate the Quality of Life in Traditional Cities

Abstract

The research is based on the question of how can traditional cities cope with the demands of contemporary life? As the high efficiency of urban life in traditional cities or the so-called quality of life is the intended purpose of this paper. This goal can only be achieved by activating the health, social, economic and urban aspects of the place through prudent urban interventions in these environments. The research hypothesis confirms that urban infill projects, including deletions and additions, can improve the quality of life in these cities. Thus, the research problem summarizes the lack of studies dealing with improving the quality of life in traditional environments, which suffer from forced removal projects of some or all of the old tissue, and the difficulty of communicating with the requirements of contemporary life. The research was based on studying the phenomenon and making questionnaires for the study area of the old city of Najaf. Then, obtain conclusions that confirmed the research hypothesis and based on indicators that can be adopted to activate the quality of life in traditional cities.