Evaluation Of Spatial Factors’ Impact On Physical Integration Of Informal Settlements: Erbil City – Iraq
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Date
2018-01
Authors
Mawlan, Kayfi Akram
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
This thesis studies one of the distinct topics of the urban environment in cities
which discusses the integration of urban areas through the spatial dimension. The
integration of informal settlements considers all dimensions of the urban
development such as social, economic, and spatial. This study focuses on the spatial
integration of these settlements. This research is concerned with how to achieve
sustainable urban environment in developing cities by investigating the integration of
informal settlements on the basis of the impact of spatial aspects. The objectives of
this research are to identify and specify key spatial factors that influence the physical
integration of informal settlements in the urban fabric of Erbil city, to determine the
physical integration within the informal study area and with surrounding
neighborhoods, and to determine the most influential spatial factors on the
integration of the informal settlements. This research adopts the quantitative
approach. This study uses specific methods of analysis. The methods consist of
factor analysis that identifies spatial factors that affect the integration in the study
area, space syntax into GIS that measures the levels of integration, and multi-linear
regression that measures the impact of the spatial factors on the levels of integration.
The main finding of the study is that the most influential factors in interpreting the
integration were “the cognition of spatial behavior of the study area’s environment”
and “accessibility to public services and residential patterns” on the level of the study
area and “movement system” and “vacant land” on the level of the study area with its
neighboring areas. The contribution of this study lies in that it combined all the
spatial factors by using quantitative measurements and established that spatial factors
have an impact on the integration of informal settlements in the urban fabric of the
city. In addition, this study assists urban institutions to be able to direct the
development plans and to determine planning and controlling priorities through clear
quantitative standards for informal areas in the city.
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The integration of urban areas , through the spatial dimension