Abstract Since Algeria’s independence from France in 1962, the M’zab Valley in the northern Sahara has witnessed a rapid growth in population. Both legal and illegal housing has been built outside the walls of the M’zab’s ancient towns, damaging the environmental and cultural heritage of the area. In response, its long-standing residents have identified protocols for building a number of carefully planned settlements inspired by the original towns. One of these new settlements is Tafilalt, begun in 1997. Based in part on in-depth interviews with residents and the developers of the project, this article studies the construction of Tafilalt by its occupants and their perceptions of their new home. It asks how the M’zab’s traditional methods of planning, building and managing settlements have been adapted to the community’s current needs, who makes up the community, and to what extent Tafilalt might be seen as a model to be used elsewhere.

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当代定居点建设中的传统经验教训：阿尔及利亚 M'zab 山谷的 Tafilalt 案例

摘要 自1962年阿尔及利亚脱离法国独立以来，撒哈拉北部的姆扎布河谷人口迅速增长。合法和非法的房屋都建在 M'zab 古镇的城墙外，破坏了该地区的环境和文化遗产。作为回应，其长期居住的居民已经确定了在原始城镇的启发下建造一些精心规划的定居点的协议。其中一个新的定居点是 Tafilalt，于 1997 年开始。本文部分基于对居民和项目开发商的深入采访，研究了居住者对 Tafilalt 的建设以及他们对新家的看法。它询问 M'zab 传统的规划、建造和管理定居点的方法如何适应社区当前的需求，