Assessment of the spatial suitability of urban expansion in the East of Baghdad governorate using modern technologies

Abstract

Most of the cities and rural areas of Baghdad governorate have witnessed rapid urban growth, especially in the east of Baghdad governorate during recent years, which is sometimes random, spontaneous, and unorganized, as it has resulted in the emergence of multiple types of intertwined problems in various fields, including: the problem of urban expansion that exceeded technical capabilities And administrative decision-makers (urban planning) to face its effects.

These expansions became a clear threat to the fertile agricultural lands, and posed great and new challenges for decision-makers in the local governments of the eastern Baghdad governorate to confront. Here, there was an urgent need to take an appropriate decision, although it did not contribute to solving the entire problem, but it is somewhat characterized by solving a large part of it. By redirecting this expansion and organizing it towards the most suitable areas away from agricultural lands to secure the future of the coming generations.