Urban Identity Formation (UIF) and affected Future Cities Characteristics (FCC)

How urban identity is formed by the characteristics of future city trends?

Identity the characteristics of future city.

Formation of architectural identity.

Research methodology is three stages the first stage study of urban identity through urban identity definition, urban identity elements, and urban identity (past, present) using inductive method, the secon6d phase analysis future cities trends such as green city, smart city, social city, recreation city, touristic city, mixed city, science city and economic city, using analytical method, third stage show same leading Models for future cities to reach Future Cities Characteristics and Future urban identity using synthesis method.

The word “identity” is generally described as a collection of features that serve to define any object. In addition, urban identity is defined as the natural and artificial elements of a city, its social, cultural and historical characteristics. Among these characteristics, the most obvious and impressive are the identity of that city. Every feature that differentiates one city from the other and appears differently is counted as the identity component of that city. Each of the cities has had an identity over time, and today they are remembered and living with the identities they have created. The identity of a city has its own characteristics with many factors (Simonovic, 2013).

Urban identity is defined by the identity of the place, the urban character, the character of the neighborhood and local character, Urban identity is concerned some of the sciences such as urban planning, urban design, landscape, environmental psychology, sociology and urban sociology, the identity of the place is also defined urban pattern and architecture style.

Urban identity science has become an important issue in the past 25 years, reflecting the culture of society and societies and how it reflects on urbanization.

Social events and social groups affect the form of urban identity in terms of gender, ethnicity, social class, religion and color to form the city of spaces, squares and streets, the urban identity is a reflection of the socio-economic and environmental needs of any society (Westminster, 2013).

Urban identity can also be defined (Cities of the future, 2015):

The identity of the city belongs to the city itself, which makes the city different from the others and adds value to that city and is the whole of the city-specific components. These components are also important features in the formation of that city’s identity. Concepts that constitute urban identity are gathered under two main headings as environmental and social identity. The relationships and interactions of these concepts forming urban identity (Parente, 2016).

Every place has a distinctive urban and architectural identity, be the attraction for residents or from outside, and then the urban and architectural identity becomes an engine of economic activity and source of income for the population, it produces architectural and urban identity of heritage and architecture grows and accumulates proceeds over the years, heritage consists of a set of cultural, social and environmental variables and economic as well as in the field of construction, and architectural identity and physical characteristics rooted in place, it's tied to him and gives him a special form, show urban identity through formed urban fabric buildings and surrounding spaces (squares, roads and parks and other spaces, building forms, designs, colors of buildings, architectural elements, and materials ( , architectural or urban identity to be more explicit and prominent in president and large buildings (religious, governmental office, business and leisure), such models become a symbol for the place or city, the architectural and urban identity gives the place its spirit and taste,

Which required the architects and developers of urban and architectural identity confirmation, in distracts, streets, open spaces and buildings.

With the passage of time are affected by urban identity variables, technology and globalization and industrialization up to losing you physical identity, (Ozaslan, 1995) for example Cairo city - Egypt and Damascus city — Syria.



More than 70% of the populations live in cities; urbanization has become a major contributor to economic, demographic, social and environmental change, urbanization models have traditionally been applied without taking into account future results.

Today we see models of urban planning formed as a result of environmental, social and economic reasons without taking into account future results, this led to the incompatibility of urban urbanization with the predictions of the future, and total reliance on vehicle traffic has become the dominant belief in the 21st century, there should be integrated environmental management to increase welfare, prosperity and social cohesion to improve living and raise standards of quality of life to increase satisfaction with urbanization, environmental management provides appropriate funding resources and catalyzes investment to create fast, appropriate urban and environmental fabric to improve urbanization (Saglik & Kelkit, 2017).

There are some ideas, terminology and words that formed the concept of the future cities, they can be divided to environmental, social, economic and governmental, these characteristics and concepts was devised to satisfy future cities, they reflect different stakeholder and interest group conceptions of the ideal city of the future, These terms formed the urban identity of cities such as (Sustainable, Compact, Smart, Participative, Walkable, Integrated, Livable, Competitive, Productive, Innovative, Managed, Productive, Efficient… and so on), (Erdogan & Ayatac, 2015). Table 1 Explains a some of the elements, terms and conceptions of success which are most used by those working in specific city-related fields, or concerned with particular future city outcomes.

The Global Human Settlements Report 2009 entitled "Sustainable city planning" includes an assessment of the effectiveness of urban planning systems as a tool to address the challenges facing cities in the twenty-first century, The most prominent part of this global report revolves around the need to change existing planning methodologies in most parts of the world, (Haapala, 1998).

In 2008, the Msheireb project was launched over an area of 35 hectares; the aim of the project is to bring back the Qatari families to downtown Doha after their massive departure to the periphery during the 1950s and 60s. Beside aimed to improve the environment and boost the economy of the area. In short, the following are the main objectives of the master plan.

In order to implement these objectives a number of modernization challenges are in this master plan(European Union, 2016).

Msheireb is structured around five main districts that encourage social interaction. These districts consist of the Emiri Diwan Quarter, which will host the National Guard and other services supporting the Emiri Diwan. A second district, the Mixed-Use and Residential Quarter, adjacent to the commercial quarter. It contains the main plaza to be the main breathing element for the entire Msheireb area, residential buildings, offices and other dynamic activities. A third district, the Retail Quarter, is the largest district, which comprises the most luxurious spaces in the project and city of Doha. The fourth district, the Business Gateway Quarter, is a business-oriented quarter full of business opportunities and governmental representatives o facilitate future investments in the city. The heritage Quarter, which escaped miraculously from decimation, forms the fifth part and stands as the only physical witness of the past. It is the main gateway to Msheireb and acts as the catalyst to create a new urban identity for the entire district.