Renovation and Sustainable Tourism in Kairouan, Tunisia. Tradition, residents and tourism - Complete [PDF 10,6 MB]

1. Cultural tourism [PDF 1,5 MB]

   1.1 Heritage and cultural tourism. Towards creative management of heritage

2. The city of Kairouan [PDF 2,7 MB]

   2.1 History
   2.2 Kairouan today
   2.3 Architectural characteristics of the Medina
   2.4 Types of houses
   2.5 Construction methods
   2.6 Kairouan architectural vocabulary

3. Pilot Operation [PDF 3,9 MB]

   3.1 The aims of RehabiMed
   3.2 Cultural tourism in Kairouan
   3.3 The renovation of the Place Jraba
   3.4 Seminar: Renovation and Sustainable Tourism in Kairouan
   3.5 Place Jraba
        3.5.1 Purpose of the study
        3.5.2 The intervention scheme
        3.5.3 Methodology and means of intervention
        3.5.4 The operations carried out
        3.5.5 Usages and building height plan
        3.5.6 Alterations carried out
        3.5.7 Description of operations

4. Results of the pilot operation [PDF 1,9 MB]

   4.1 Events for children of the district
   4.2 Certain people’s impressions concerning the square
   4.3 Inauguration of Place Jraba

• Manual for the renovation of traditional Kairouan architecture [PDF 4,7 MB]
  
  
  • Restoration of walls and rendering
  • Traditional roofing
  • Traditional lime-making
  • Construction of vaults
  • Manufacture of traditional solid bricks
  • Stone cutting
  • Paving
  • Stone frames and carpentry
  • Electrical installation
  • Traditional pergola
  • Wooden portico