Urban Morphology as a Framework for Post-War Resilience and Recovery in Aleppo

Aleppo's post-war recovery should prioritize fabric-specific strategies over density metrics, leveraging urban morphology to guide context-sensitive reconstruction. The study reveals that the city comprises distinct historical layers with varied resilience capacities, necessitating tailored approaches such as preservation-sensitive rehabilitation and reinforcement of public nodes. By analyzing four neighborhoods—Jdaideh, Azizieh, Mohafaza, and Jabal Badro—using a qualitative historical-morphological method, researchers identified unique spatial characteristics and vulnerabilities. This framework proposes incremental upgrading and governance-aware phasing to address the complexities of rebuilding a UNESCO World Heritage Site with deep temporal persistence and planning significance.

Noaime, E., Chibli, M., Hakim, L., & Elhassan, Z. A. M. (2026). Urban Morphology as a Framework for Post-War Resilience and Recovery in Aleppo. Urban Science, 10(6), 321. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci10060321