Keywords
Stigmergy, Traceability, Encoding the past, Sudden transformation
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Interdisciplinary urban research has pointed to finite attempts to the fact apply and develop stigmergic approaches the concept has not gained widespread acceptance in the field of urban design despite paving the way for significant opportunities and possibilities for city development, thus the research framework represent the concept of stigmergy within a specific approach to traceability impact which stimulates stigmergic behavior in the urban environment, and results in the generation of a set of urban development mechanisms the research objective focuses on exploring the mechanisms of the traceability approach within urban stigmergy scenarios and their role in the development of the city of Baghdad. The research uses a mixed-methods approach to measure the phenomenon, devising a framework to describe it through short-term mechanisms, including self-coding retention of effective elements and multiscale dynamics, as well as long-term mechanisms such as variation selection and self-adaptation. This approach was then applied to the city of Baghdad, using a comparative descriptive analysis between Baghdad and Songdo as the first stage, followed by a questionnaire and data analysis using Smart-PLS4 software as the second stage. The research concluded that adopting an impact Traceability approach based on the use of past encryption mechanisms in the first scenario and sudden transformation mechanisms in the second scenario, contributes to achieving a dynamic balance between change and preservation in the development of Baghdad.
Recommended Citation
Hasan, Nada Abdulmueen and Zedan, Shireen K.
(2026)
"Urban Stigmergy: A Traceability Approach Towards the Development of Baghdad,"
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning: Vol. 25:
Iss.
2, Article 20.
First Page
360
Last Page
380
