Futuristic Vision for Integrated Regional Planning in Syria: Cross-border development axes, challenges, and benefits
published by Atlantis Press
in 2017
in Architectural Engineering
and research's language is
العربية
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Based on the strategic vision of the Chinese government to build the new Silk Road Economic Belt. This paper aims to discuss the new Sustainable development scenario in Syria, according to "shaped: 廾Gǒng: hands joined". SWOT analysis of the information collected for proposing a new development axes that constitute a schematic depth of the coastal region. Thus, to be the base to lead the development process and reconstruction in the future due to local and international properties. Also, to keep pace the strategy of "One Belt One Road" as one of the most important cross-border development axes in this century. The goals are to the creation and development of urban communities through the Sustainable Structure. Targeted range of inner and border cities by the concept "Hub & Gateway". Thus, forming an integrated economic belt to attract investments to inward regions, and provide access to energy sources detections in the coastal region. The results show that proposal scenario presents one of the most important up-down strategies for alternative spatial regional development plans in Syria after the war.
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