Managerial Approach in the Elaboration of a Permanent Safeguarding Plan

The cities of today are not those of yesterday, they never cease to burst due to the mutations, and also to the social, cultural, economic and demographic changes, each city got its unique identity and a different soul that is exhibited in its culture and heritage.Algeria, like any other country possesses a huge architectural heritage and an infinite richness and variety (Ksours, Medinas).This heritage is threatened with loss because of the deterioration of the old buildings; it has undergone several transformations by colonial urbanization, in addition of the bad occupancy, the lack of maintenance and the over densification of the population.In order to preserve this rich heritage Algeria has adopted new law for heritage protection and safeguarding, the law: 98-04. This latter has established a specific device as a means of study, management, and control the interventions process. It is about the permanent plan of safeguard and the enhancement of the preserved sectors. Its elaboration process requires permanent discussions between the different actors (public actors, architects, inhabitants).This collaboration needs a managerial approach to order, systematize the different steps in order to impulse the membership of the inhabitants. It also aims to inform continuously the inhabitants that these steps will take place through various means, which are simple and accessible to all.In this paper, we are trying to propose an easy and intuitive method to better managing these processes of communication with the inhabitants.We have also tried to improve the link between the public actors and the inhabitants with a proposal for a participatory approach using a methodological manual that defines the communication tools and their conduct throughout the process.The site case of study is Ksar Tamerna. This site is located in the Algerian south east, precisely in the city of El Oued.