iii As favorite places change or disappear, as new buildings are built, and old ones torn down, as we move to new apartments, as we take other routes to and from work, so changes even the perception. And, like with language, without us perceiving this change. The physical space is also changing or evolving from one generation to another. Gothenburgishness is not necessarily the same for everyone. But, it all began with different cultures. Manifested by the language and the local wit, a special identity of Gothenburg is formed in a little less than four centuries. Gothenburg, a city on the West coast of Sweden, is known for its gothenburgishness. It is a matter of both personal perception and a collective memory. The ishness is, in other words, synonymous with physical surroundings of a place, its geographical settings together with the combination of memories and personally experienced bits and pieces. Gothenburg's identity is Gothenburg-ishness, made up of those elements which express its very individual nature, its own unique " DNA ". The distinctive nature of any city might be called its " ishness ". As a conclusion, we will suggest a reflection of how to consider the different tangibles and intangibles parameters of the city and involving the social groups to preserve the city’s identity and respond to its users’ needs. In addition to that, we will evaluate if the social implication and participation are taken into consideration in the main urban projects and interventions in the city. We will analyse the interaction between the tangible and intangible values of a city, from the one side, and the social needs and practices, from the other side, starting from a global context to the particular case of the Arabic Islamic city of the Medina. The objective of the paper is to present the rehabilitation project of the Medina of Tunis, which was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1979. This problem has become steadily more critical since the implantation of the modern city during the French colonization. However, located in the heart centre of the Tunisian capital, the Medina had to endure the negative aspects of the urban growth pressure. Until the present days, it is a place of living and attracting tourists coming from all around the world to experience the Arabic spirit and atmosphere in its alleys and streets. The Medina (old Arabic city) of Tunis is a city which flourished in North Africa since the 8th century. Cities of the middle age are a glorious testimony and a singular trace of a specific architectural vocabulary, and also, an urban and social networking reflecting a particular way of living of the previous civilizations. The cultural heritage is presented in different, physical and non-tangible forms and attributes.
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