The Ecological Transition Role in the Sustainable Development of Historic Urban Ports. The case of the old urban Port of Lattakia in Syria.

Most of the historic Port City has undergone urban development and changes in use, often damaging and interrupting the historic urban path of the Port City, losing the relationship with the original morphology of the Port City, and the authenticity and integrity of the maritime and terrestrial urban heritage. In recent years, with the development of society, the awareness of environmental protection for people has been increasing. While port promote the economic development and employment levels of port cities, they also have a negative impact on the environment of Port City. In this paper we present the situation of the old urban port of Lattakia in Syria that has developed, not respecting its historical lines and those of its City, reflecting three trends: the first one is the major changes and ongoing challenges that the old port of Lattakia faces today in relation to the City; the second concerns the valorize and historical-critical analysis of the urban fabric of the Port-City to identify the values present in the place to be recovered; the last one is the ecological transition role in the sustainable development of Lattakia Port, to recover the relationship with the historical fabric of the port city in a way that respects the environment and in favor of the society that uses it, safeguarding the original identity of the heritage port city, offering more social spaces of relationship and less transport traffic within the connected area between the sea and the city.