Cybergeo (Oct 2003)
L’apport des petites agglomérations dans la croissance urbaine en Algérie
Abstract
The dynamic urban system in Algeria has been marked by the spectacular expansion of the big cities (over 100 000 inhabitants) in northern Algeria since independence and up to 1980. Nowadays, the urban growth is mainly profitable for medium and little cities (3 000 à 50 000 inhabitants).Today, the urbanization process witnessed another expansion that is of the development of the small centres which influenced the urban system in Algeria. During the last decade, strong growth has been observed mainly in the south and high hills of Algeria.It’s through a quantitative operation of the different categories, and the graphic illustration that we shall try to put in evidence the importance of small settlements in the urbanization process.
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