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Urban evaluation of educational and health services in Najaf city
Dissertant
Thesis advisor
Ulwan, Imzahim Abd al-Karim
Zabun, Abd al-Razzaq Tarish
University
University of Technology
Faculty
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Department
Department of Building and Construction Engineering
University Country
Iraq
Degree
Master
Degree Date
2011
English Abstract
-Most Iraqi cities face number of problems and challenges, which include in general poor distribution of public services and in particular educational and health services.
These problems concentrate in cities center, which are non-observed by planning standards in the distribution, so that it can't suit frequent population growth, urbanization and any other needs.
This study focuses on urban and spatial planning of education and health services in Najaf Center, using GIS techniques.
The main goal is analyze actual spatial distribution of education and health services, and their efficiency and relevance to the standards of urban planning that meet needs of Najaf Center.
Also, the study proposes an efficient spatial distribution for education and health services in the area.
This may help decision makers to take appropriate steps to develop services.
In the study, the methodology of the descriptive and analytical approach is followed, depending on census results done by the Central Bureau of Statistics and Information Technology in 1997, and field surveys results of the current study.
The analysis and evaluation of actual spatial distribution of educational and health services are compared with planning standards of educational and health services, which were classified by Housing Scheme, that have been prepared by the Ministry of Housing and Construction in 1982.
It is found that there is obvious deficiency in size and distribution of the service provided to city residents.
This deficiency does not only result lack of availability, but also result poor of planning vision, and absence future plans that take into account increase in city's population size either migration or natural increase.
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American Psychological Association (APA)
Ali, Hadil Jamal. (2011). Urban evaluation of educational and health services in Najaf city. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). University of Technology, Iraq
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-305345
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ali, Hadil Jamal. Urban evaluation of educational and health services in Najaf city. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). University of Technology. (2011).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-305345
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ali, Hadil Jamal. (2011). Urban evaluation of educational and health services in Najaf city. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). University of Technology, Iraq
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-305345
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-305345