01835nas a2200229   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001200043653001100055653001600066653001300082653001300095653001100108653002200119100002100141245006800162856015200230300001200382490000700394520118400401022002001585                                       d10aAlgeria10aAnnaba10aConstantine10aheritage10aidentity10aMedina10aSafeguarding plan1 aHana Salah-Salah00aRelevance of heritage safeguarding plans in the Algerian Medina  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85090945088&doi=10.1108%2fJCHMSD-10-2019-0126&partnerID=40&md5=e56c9c04f0626a0c8991b84498a96cb3  a226-2390 v113 aPurpose: This paper aims to investigate the heritage management of the Algerian medinas subject to standardized safeguarding plans, referring only to the general community model, and then ignoring their particularities. Two medinas were selected as a case study: Annaba and Constantine. Design/methodology/approach: Several methodologies of a descriptive historical issue and an exploratory study approach were used to determine the physical and cultural values of the two medinas. The objective is to see to what extent the medinas can be claimed as a place of affirmation and diffusion of urbanity. Findings: On the basis of the results obtained, this work aims to articulate the tangible and intangible heritage as two inseparable dimensions to rethink the heritage of the Algerian medinas, taking into account the specificities and peculiarities of each of them. Originality/value: This paper responds to an identified need to examine the issue of identity as a new approach that depends on the available characteristics of the historic center and the way in which planners and decision-makers use these resources as a guideline for implementing a new vision of safeguarding.  a20441266 (ISSN)