Environmental appraisal for some residential areas in Al-Nasiriyia City by penalty scores method

Dissertant

Muhammad, Salim Ethaib

Thesis advisor

al-Anbari, Riyad Hasan
al-Naqib, Aumar N.

University

University of Technology

Faculty

-

Department

Department of Building and Construction Engineering

University Country

Iraq

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2012

English Abstract

This study is depending on numerical environmental appraisal of penalty scores method, which used to measure quality of residential environment in some areas in Al-Nasiriyia city.

American Public Health Association (APHA) appraisal and Proposal of Iraqi Environmental Appraisal (PIEA) method used to measure and to determine environment types for (dwelling unit’s environment, environment surroundings, and the sum of them) for all areas of study, and utilization from the data that collected from the field survey by the questionnaire forms.

(PIEA) method is modification to (APHA) method made it suitable for Iraq environment and local conditions.

The modification process had been depended on Iraqi experts opinions that participated in a special questioner designed for this purpose.

In order to measure and appraise quality residential environment in Al-Nasiriyia city was selected four neighborhoods.

The total samples that selected and approved in this study were 320 samples (10% of dwelling units in each neighborhood), 93 of them distributed in Al-Adara Al- Mahalia neighborhood, 97samples in Al-Fida neighborhood, 86 samples in Al-Shuala neighborhood, and 44 samples in Al-Ameer neighborhood to represent the factual residential environment of whole city.

To do the field survey two questionnaire forms had been designed and written by Arabic language.

Each one consists of 18 questions involved with all environmental aspects for dwelling units as well as outdoor environment that surround the dwelling units to ensure getting all information (quantity and quality) that required for environmental appraisal.

The analysis data by appraisal method approved from (APHA) to get a proximate appraisal for dwelling units and neighborhood in the city.

The study shows the sum of dwelling units and surrounding environment type could be consider as (acceptable) for Al-Adara Al-Mahlia neighborhood, (substandard) for Al-Fida , Al-Shuala, and Al-Ameer neighborhoods.

The study shows the environment type by use (PIEA) method for the sum of dwelling units and surrounding environment type could be consider as (acceptable) for Al-Adara Al-Mahlia neighborhood, (substandard) for Al-Fida, Al-Shuala neighborhoods, and (borderline) Al-Ameer neighborhood.

Results had been indicated that residential environment for Al-Nasiriyia city suffers from many problems like overcrowding which appears in some dwelling units.

All them coming from increasing in number of families and total habitants which cause reducing the require areas for residents and led to reduce the privacy.

Also some of dwelling units have toilet and bathroom located outside its structure; additionally lack to some basic environmental requires .It has shown many problems like inadequate sanitation, and poor condition in environmental comfort requirement (heat, cold, ventilation, and natural light) which appears in some dwelling units…..etc.

It shows deteriorated neighborhood environment of some neighborhoods could be seen in poor streets and sidewalks pavement, clear lack in sewage and storm systems, public parking, green areas, public playgrounds and children playfields.

Main Subjects

Engineering & Technology Sciences (Multidisciplinary)

Topics

• Iraq
• Nasiriyah

• APA
• MLA
• AMA

Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-419334