Sociospatial Mutation in Urban Milieus. The Dichotomy between Citadinity and Rurality: the Case of a Former French Colonial City in Algeria
The city of Aïn-Beïda in Algeria is ready material for a case study on sociospatial mutation in the urban milieus of former French colonial cities confronted by the citadinity-rurality dichotomy. We found it necessary conduct an analysis of the urban sprawl in order to understand the related segregation in addition to the subsequent impact of a multifarious crisis, in relation to the past life of a city rooted in citadinity, We also carried out an investigation of migrants who had settled on the city outskirts and their means of access to the city. By identifying these new inhabitants, we were able to shed light on their thinking and habits with regard to city life. We were therefore able to tackle citadinity in a local setting and understand the evolution of the concept and the process of migrant integration.