Hala A. Abed; Rania R. Kadhim; ,Abdul-Lateef A. Jassam; Mustafa A. Raheem; Mohammed Kamil; Mushtaq T. Hamzaa
Volume 24, Issue 4 , December 2024, , Pages 280-292
Abstract
This study employed advanced technology advancements and modern physical examinations to investigate and comprehend the development and utilization of land patterns in the Doura region within a specific timeframe. This study emphasizes the influence of urban geography on the physical expansion of the ...
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This study employed advanced technology advancements and modern physical examinations to investigate and comprehend the development and utilization of land patterns in the Doura region within a specific timeframe. This study emphasizes the influence of urban geography on the physical expansion of the city, specifically in the Doura area, where the existence of the Doura refinery is a significant factor. The project aims to examine the factors and methodologies that contribute to comprehending this development. Furthermore, due to its location on the outskirts of the capital, Baghdad, and its industrial nature, the Doura region saw a transformation from an industrial area to a residential area as the population increased, The minimum distance classifier was used to classify the study area for the years 2013 to 2023 into five categories, namely urban, water, soil, streets, and plant, using remote sensing data and the ENVI program. The result showed that the southern region of Baghdad witnessed major changes, with the urban area expanding exponentially and the lack of green spaces, as the urban area constituted 12% in 2013, rising to 42% in 2018 and reaching 53% in 2023. The categories reflect a decrease in soil land, suggesting Al-Doura's residential growth. Residential development, at the expense of both green and arid regions. may harm native plant life along with the ecology, affecting animals and plants that depend on this habitat. Urban sprawl raises land temperatures and pollutes the air. Reduced vegetation in lush and arid locations may hinder carbon dioxide collection and climate change mitigation.
Iraj Rahimi; Imran Ahmad; Salim Azeez
Volume 19, Issue 4 , December 2019, , Pages 50-59
Abstract
Change in land use and land cover, as one of the most important factors of global-scaled environmental transformations, is considered as heart of the sustainable development debate. It is approved that humans are the main driving force that altering the land cover of the globe. In order to attain substantial ...
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Change in land use and land cover, as one of the most important factors of global-scaled environmental transformations, is considered as heart of the sustainable development debate. It is approved that humans are the main driving force that altering the land cover of the globe. In order to attain substantial development, urban authorities should think of useful tools to monitor how the land is now used to apprise future plan. The apprehension of urban change is crucial for making optimal decision and suitable planning. Satellite remote sensing is known potentially as a powerful way of assessing and mapping land-use/cover change at different spatial and temporal resolution. It also offers lower costs and time than those done using the traditional models. Remote sensing data and techniques are extremely useful because of its flexibility to provide views, repetitive coverage over a single area and real time and near real time data acquisition. land uses change and urban growth in remote sensing compose the analysis of two aerial or satellite image bands of a particular area which is recorded at two different dates. This study aims to a produce urban growth map for the small city of Darbandikhan, in the west of Kurdistan Region-Iraq, using RS-GIS data and techniques integrated with field data from 2003 to 2012. Results revealed that the has town sprawled by 2.7 times, from almost 1.9 km2in 2003 to 5.3 km2 in 2012, mainly to the North and West of the city. During this period population has doubled mainly because of migration from rural to urban area. Developed map shows that the distribution of facilities, except schools, trended to maintain around city center and not well distributed all over the town. It is also resulted that approximately 90% of streets were less than 15m.
