The Quality of Public Spaces: An Issue of the Urban and Metropolitan Strategies in Algiers, Algeria

The quality of public spaces serves as a vector for a city’s development and competitiveness, increasing attractiveness and urban tourism. In Algiers, the authorities have recognized the importance of public spaces in the city’s development strategy as it strives to become an international metropolis. Their vision has grown more global and strategic since the 2011 introduction of the Master Plan for Urban Development and Planning (Algiers’ PDAU). Simultaneously, urban action has adopted a strategy for urban regeneration of public spaces, including the concrete definition of a public space charter to improve their quality for Algerians’ happiness. This paper aims to contextualize the urban strategies and actions implemented in Algiers to improve the quality of public spaces. In this context, we question the content and objectives of the public spaces charter. Thus, the proposed approach is to carry out a satisfaction survey among users and residents of the public space redeveloped as part of the urban regeneration process. We believe that the quality of public spaces is an essential issue in urban strategies, which can only be achieved through a predetermined intervention methodology involving citizens.