The soul of the city_Bengin Abdullah

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Informalbed on agricultural propoerty of this capacity is not operational. Not operative medicine not accessible for most of the vulnera61 % documentation approved by the official notary All operational public and private hospital are in Notary registerd deed 7% capacity ble population. bureau, 10.5%parts of households the western of the city.were renting. Operational Status of public health facilities Squatting AsThe pereastern the findings of theofcity periphery theprofile,340,000 city is the least housing no longer in use or have been servedunits areaare in terms of health services. Electricity 80% of Aleppo’s2016) pharmaceutical industry has abandoned(end i.e. 54% of the city 2011 No. of housing units 719928 Operative bed capacity Neighbourhoods per damage level stopped, and lack of access routs are making housing stock. No. of occupied unitsNot operative bed 619575 medicine accessible for most of theunits vulneraThe majoritynot of the damaged residentail are capacity No. of empty units 61648 ble population. multi-storey. The concentration damage in the 99.7% of houses had electricityof supply No.daily of units under construction informal areas may lead to survey complex tenure 38705 4 (Multiple indicator Cluster 2006) but Current electricity Supply h issues in future recovery Heavily Damaged average daily supply hours have dropped No. of units out of use 340000 Electricity signicantly. Partially Damaged Pre/crisis daily electricity supply h 23.2 The Eastern Aleppo thermal plant( originally 60% Affected of city power supply) is still partly operating under conflict contexts, and most urban and rural 99.7% of houses had supply areas are supplied atelectricity average of 4 hours per day (Multiple indicator Cluster survey 2006) butin the Current daily electricity Supply h 4 Lack of electricity supply is a major factor average daily supply hours have dropped deterioration of basic services. signicantly. Pre/crisis daily electricity supply h 23.2 private generators have become widespread in The Eastern Aleppo thermal plant( originally 60% the west part of Aleppo, which makes the price of supply) isvary still partly operating of city mainpower fuel materials according to cityunder conflict contexts, and most urban and rural accesibility, but the renewable energy sources areas are supplied at average of 4 hours per day as solar energy are not yet used , even though Lack of electricity supply is a major factor in the Aleppo has more than 3,000 Aleppo has a very good location geographical deterioration of basic services. and available space for solar energy. hours of sunshine per year private generators have become widespread in the west part of Aleppo, which makes the price Water and sanitation of main fuel materials vary according to city accesibility, but the renewable energy sources as solar energy are not yet used , even though Despite operational status of the channel Aleppo has more than 3,000 Aleppo has athe very good location geographical Current daily water Supply h 2 from the Euphrates(90% of city needs), and the and available spacedamage for solar energy. Distribution of heavy per land-use hours of sunshine per year quality potable water and sanitation network the Pre/crisis daily water supply h 20 city previously enjyed, there has been a serious Pre/crisis employment per sector decrease in the level of the services in most of Residential the city due to: 3% Industry 4% Economy Informal housing Insecure supplies of pumping fule, Hotels and restaurants 7% Services Damage in water and sanitation networks infraConstruction Aleppo has a cool steppe climate. Short, Mixed residential structure 33 % and commercial Services(including government staff) 13 % cool, wet winters with an average annual The quality of water deteriorated due to a lack Key economic drivers: Private sector led industriTransportation of necessary sterilizationOld chemicals City precipitation of 395 mm and communications al activity, international tourism based on cultural 18 % Supply hours dropped from 20 to 2 per day Finance, insurance, and real estate 22(around % 50 rainydays) heritage, commerce. Agriculture and forestry Strategic role and key linkages: the dominaant city in northen Syria, linking coastal cities with Solid waste eastern region, and playing a pivotal role in Change in employment rate per sector transportation between the Arab Gulf, Syria and Solid waste collection Europe. Industry Waste management and collection srvices have Pre-crisis unemployment rate: 7.6% (CBS,2011) Hotel and restaurants become almost non/existentrate: in some areas Estimated current unemployment 78.3% Estimated in-duty vehicles (mainly in eastern and northern areas), only Industry, tourism and construction used to beor the Construction (2016) continue through the efforts of the people living city main sectors of employment. Assessed vehicls need Services including gov staff (2004) there. The major current losses in employment are in Informal dumbing locations the fringes of the tourism, industry, services and at construction Transportation and communications Pre-crisis in-duty vehicle urban areas are causing enormous hygiene sectors. (2011) Finance,insurance, real estate concern, some residents also try to dispose of trash by burning it. Agriculture and Forestry Estimated in-duty laborers Despite big losses in the garbage collection Waste management capacity collection in western parts of Aleppo 0 20 40 60 80 100 laborers needed (2004) has been restored, Sectore employment (pre-crisis) Current sector employment Eastern parts of th e city have access to dump Waste management sites arranged in the urban hinterland, with local 2 % laborers (2011) management system developed by neighbourHousing and Shelter hoods communities. 82 24 % Villa Multi-story 10 % Aleppo had 720,000 housing units in 2011 64 %

67% of heavy damages are in informal settlements URBAN FUNCTIONALITY


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