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Elements of a Sustainable Urban Form Between the Administrative Decision and the Natural Context
Luay Taha, and Ahmed A. Saeed
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DOI:10.17265/1934-7359/2025.12.003
Centre of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Baghdad, Baghdad 10001, Iraq
This study examines the composition and spread of slums in Iraqi cities, where informal settlements occupy up to 50% of urban areas. These settlements have begun to dominate the general urban form, developing their own urban elements while remaining inconsistent with municipal regulations and urban planning laws. The research aims to develop solutions that reconcile administrative requirements with community needs, focusing on identifying sustainable urban elements that integrate aesthetic, environmental, and functional characteristics. The case study focuses on Khalidya City in Anbar province, Iraq, strategically located along major transportation routes and overlooking Lake Habbaniyah. The city’s unique combination of natural and human resources offers a potential model for sustainable urban development that could be replicated in other Iraqi cities.
Khalidya, Habbaniyah, natural context, urban form, administrative decision, system
Luay Taha, Ahmed A. Saeed. (2025). Elements of a Sustainable Urban Form Between the Administrative Decision and the Natural Context. Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, December 2025, Vol. 19, No. 12, 583-593.
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