• Urban planning for sustainable communities
  • Ecology and environment, an urban scale comparative study between contemporary and vernacular city of Nablus

    ABSTRACT: The harmony between environment and buildings is the strongest point of vernacular architecture. In this context, the Mediterranean vernacular architecture is harmonized with its local context, including culture and traditions. In addition, it respects environmental and climatic factors, construction materials and morphology. In the past, people in Palestine built their houses according to their possibilities, needs, available materials, topography, […]