Towards a sustainable city in Algeria: the legal framework and the challenges

Abstract

Protecting the environment and achieving a decent standard of living have become urgent necessities for ensuring the quality of life of both individuals and society, given the rise in various environmental and human threats, these concepts are interrelated, and have been accompanied by the establishment of new and sustainable cities.
The topic has received focused attention from researchers, decision-makers, and policy-makers as an alternative and comprehensive solution that reinforces efforts to achieve sustainable development in the context of increasing challenges.
This study aims to shed light on this, by opening a discussion on the extent to which it can be adopted as a new approach to promoting sustainable development, as well as highlighting the challenges facing the Algerian experience in this context.