The paper addresses the morphological characteristics in the rapidly changing urban form of the Palestinian settlements choosing the town of Qaffin as a case study. Qualitative methods are used to address the analytical and historical transformation. Thus, the urban form of Qaffin tells a lot about the political, social, and economic factors of change in Palestine in the last century. The main finding of the study accentuates the rapid changing of housing forms and density while the continuity of streets and plot patterns. Hence, the Palestinian towns are still able to conserve their organic character, but the rapid change could cause over-densification in the future. Accordingly, there is an urgent need for a plan for the deceleration of the change of urban form in Palestinian towns, which in turn will play a role in preserving the Palestinian identity and cultural stability.

Title

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING

Publisher

DAKAM BOOKS

Publisher Country

Turkey

Publication Type

Both (Printed and Online)

Volume

--

Year

2022

Pages

98-106