دور البنية التحتية الحضرية في التنمية المستدامة للمدن : مدينة المقدادية حالة دراسية

Abstract EN

Cities and infrastructure have always appeared in an interrelated and shared development, and cities cannot exist without it, the possibility of cities and urban life are conditional by infrastructure.

This important relationship between cities and infrastructure is an important element in understanding the appearance of cities and civilizations and their sustainability, because of the transformation of infrastructure and its transformational power.

This relationship works in both directions; Cities and their social, economic, and political functions lead to evolution and / or appearance infrastructure, according to needed infrastructure to support growth.

This paper aims to clarify the role of infrastructure in cities’ sustainable urban development.

The effect of infrastructure on cities’ sustainable development appears in two integrated aspects; The first, is their importance in providing basic conditions of life - the needs of residents, the second, the three dimensions of sustainable urban infrastructure: environmental, financial and physical assets dimensions.

To achieve the research’s objective, the development and updating of the Muqdadiya master plan was analyzed, the research concluded that the project focused on environmental dimensions of sustainable infrastructure in urban development, in addition to the main elements in planning and urban form.