تقويم محاور التوسع لمدينة الحيدرية باستخدام نظم المعلومات الجغرافية (GIS)‎

Abstract EN

The cities are growing and expanding as a result of the natural population increase if the expansion be within the proper axis of future expansion.

This requires hiring the specialized planning cadres and asking for the assistance of means that can be used to reach the possible results in guiding the expansion of the city.

Al-Haidariya city was selected as a study area for its properties and data enabling us to conduct the study to reach the aims set for it.

This city occupies a unique position on the road of Najaf – Karbala where it has expanded as a strip on both sides of the road.

The study showed the most appropriate method for future expansion in the study year by using the method of spatial adequacy of urbanization.

The agricultural land has been trespassing on and converted from agricultural to residential use due to weak legislation and the absence of the rule of law.

Based on these data, the spatial adequacy of urban expansion has been evaluated to guide the future urbanization in the most appropriate areas through studying the factors that influence the urbanization of Al-Haidariya city and through analyzing the effect of these factors spatially.

The information of the geographic information systems (GIS) have been utilized and the Spatial Analtst has been applied as well as the Weighted Overlay process where the influential factors on the city expansion have been weighted according to the relative significance of each factor.

The study set many conclusions that serve the aims of the study also emphasized a number of recommendations made by researchers that it can benefit.