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Criteria and sub-criteria in the alternative delimitation of the historical urban landscape of Algiers
| Criteria | Sub-criteria | |
|---|---|---|
| Site Beauty | SC1 | Maritime site |
| SC2 | Bay configuration | |
| SC3 | Port site | |
| SC4 | Morphology and topography of the hilltop's relief (promontory, plateaus, amphitheatre) | |
| SC5 | Physical and natural views of the bay | |
| Urban Beauty Configuration | SC6 | Sharing the exceptionality of the beauty of the coastal boulevard |
| SC7 | Urban ensembles inclined against rugged land | |
| SC8 | Gardens location | |
| SC9 | Interdependence of the architectural dimension and the urban dimension | |
| Relational System Configuration | SC10 | Territorial structuration dating from the Roman period |
| SC11 | Interpenetration of the colonial city in the context of the medina | |
| SC12 | Road extensions in relation to the medina, the sea, and the protective walls in the first phase | |
| SC13 | Haussmann-style typology of urban axes in relation to the site and the sea in the second phase | |
| SC14 | The structural spatial typology of links through public squares | |
| Historical Centrality Configuration | SC15 | Cultural heritage concentration in the casbah |
| SC16 | Concentration of urban spaces for centralizing activities | |
| SC17 | Urban axes centralising city walks | |
| SC18 | Persistence of commercial port activity and its development as an economic exchange centre | |
| Heritage System Configuration | SC19 | Universal heritage component of the traditional Algiers’ casbah |
| SC20 | Safeguarding the casbah sector over an area of 105 ha (with protection bands) | |
| SC21 | Architectural typological diversity of landmark buildings belonging to the traditional city, and of public buildings of the colonial city | |
| SC22 | Concentration of heritage buildings with exemplary architectural and urban qualities from the nineteenth century | |
Performance sub-criteria in alternative delimitation of historical urban landscape of Algiers
| SC1 | SC2 | SC3 | SC4 | SC5 | SC6 | SC7 | SC8 | SC9 | SC10 | SC11 | SC12 | SC13 | SC14 | SC15 | SC16 | SC17 | SC18 | SC19 | SC20 | SC21 | SC22 | |||
| 0.297 | 0.103 | 0.077 | 0.059 | 0.023 | 0.067 | 0.031 | 0.021 | 0.008 | 0.041 | 0.074 | 0.021 | 0.014 | 0.008 | 0.040 | 0.022 | 0.038 | 0.008 | 0.028 | 0.012 | 0.008 | 0.004 | |||
| P1 | [Landscape casbah city] | 0.178 | 0.062 | 0.046 | 0.035 | 0.014 | 0.040 | 0.019 | 0.013 | 0.005 | 0.024 | 0.044 | 0.013 | 0.008 | 0.005 | 0.024 | 0.013 | 0.023 | 0.005 | 0.017 | 0.007 | 0.005 | 0.002 | 0.603 |
| P2 | [Landscape colonial city within the protection walls) | 0.074 | 0.026 | 0.019 | 0.015 | 0.006 | 0.017 | 0.008 | 0.005 | 0.002 | 0.010 | 0.018 | 0.005 | 0.003 | 0.002 | 0.010 | 0.005 | 0.009 | 0.002 | 0.007 | 0.003 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.251 |
| P3 | [Landscape colonial city historical centrality] | 0.018 | 0.006 | 0.005 | 0.004 | 0.001 | 0.004 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.002 | 0.004 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.000 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.060 |
| P4 | [Landscape colonial city evolution of heights] | 0.027 | 0.009 | 0.007 | 0.005 | 0.002 | 0.006 | 0.003 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.004 | 0.007 | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.004 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.090 |
Pairwise comparison matrix criteria; level 1
| Site Beauty | Urban Beauty configuration | Relational System configuration | Historical Centrality | Heritage System configuration | Priority Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site Beauty | 1 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/7 | 1/7 | 0.540 |
| Urban Beauty configuration | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0.128 |
| Relational System configuration | 5 | 1/3 | 1 | 1/5 | 1/3 | 0.213 |
| Historical Centrality configuration | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1/2 | 0.067 |
| Heritage System configuration | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.052 |
| λmax=5.358 CI=0.089 CR=0.080 | ||||||