The sustainable environmental management for the city : art and policy

Abstract EN

Rapid technology and the increasing growth of the population led to the emergence of many environmental problems require a successful environmental management to deal with these problems and find solutions and remedies within the city plan.

The research discussed this subject for its importance and its association with humans and his relationship with nature and its resources.

Research problem is:The absence of the successful environmental urban management to achieve coherence and compatibility between the preservation of the natural, social environment and urban policies.

Hypothesis of the research is: A good environmental management system for Sulaimaniyah city is important to create future development much healthier and controllable and richer in every aspect than nowadays.

The study aims to find a model for environmental management achieves coordination and integration between urban policies and preservation of natural, social environment for improving and raising of life quality of those who dwell and continued development without negative effects on the ecosystems, this differs from country to country according to its economic and social conditions.

In the theoretical part of the research, some basic concepts has been displayed that are relevant to research, the environment and environmental management and its importance in the future development, Three examples has been displayed, local, regional and global about environmental management.

The practical part focused on Sulaimaniyah city as a case study and discussed the most environmental problems, causes and solutions to get a set of conclusions and recommendation.

Research depends on the descriptive approach adopted by collecting and analyzing data, as well as field visits and visits of the relevant offices to get information concerned search and the questionnaire form was allocated in the selected area, Kanda Swra as an example, it is one of many residential areas annexed to the urban center by updating & expanding master plan of Sulaimaniyah, 2009.

They are, with rural characteristics and absence of the urban standards.The research introduced three proposed alternatives for sustainable environmental management for the city, workable, to achieve the desired goals of healthy environment, safe and sustainable.