Meet the editor

 Prof. Dr. Kabila Faris Hmood was born on April 4, 1962. She lives and works in Amman, Jordan where she is Dean of Faculty of Architecture and Design at Al-Zaytoonah University. She has been a professor since 2004. Dr. Hmood received her PhD from the University of Baghdad, Iraq, in 1996. She completed her doctoral research on the history and theories of Islamic architecture " Proportion and proportional systems of Abbasid Architecture ". She

 has more than 30 years of experience and has carried out a great deal of research. Dr. Hmood has published more than 35 papers, articles, and studies as well as four books. She is also the recipient of many national and international awards.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

and Urban Heritage *by Kabila Faris Hmood*

*by Oluwafemi K. Akande*

*by Gulsen Disli*

*by Maha Salman*

*by Umali Saidi*

**Section 3**

**Preface III**

Urban Heritage Conservation **1**

**Chapter 1 3** Introductory Chapter: Heritage Conservation - Rehabilitation of Architectural

Reuse of Heritage Buildings within Sustainability **15**

**Chapter 2 17**

**Chapter 3 33**

Vernacular Architectural Identity within Sustainability **55**

**Chapter 4 57**

**Chapter 5 73**

Improving Environmental Sustainability in Reuse of Some of England's

New Additions to Existing Built Heritage and Their Contributions to

Sustainability and Vernacular Architecture: Rethinking What Identity Is

Repackaging "Traditional" Architecture of the African Village in Zimbabwe

Churches: Challenges and Options for Sustainable Practices

Sustainable Development: Cases from Ankara, Turkey
