Abstract
The study examined the relationship between the growth and distribution of land uses and the topographical characteristics in the city of Al- Haklaniya by relying on a series of geomorphological indicators affecting urban growth and sustainability by deriving the extent of the city's growth over the geomorphological units. The geomorphological indicators showed the lack of symmetry in the growth and distribution of Land uses on the geomorphological units, and the urban indicators showed that kin relation had a significant role in the growth and distribution of land uses. The relation between the growth and distribution of land uses in the town of Al- Haklaniyahas bean investigated as well as the effect of the topographical characteristics on the uses of the residential, industrial, commercial and service lands has also been analyzed.
Article Type
Article
First Page
203
Last Page
226
Publication Date
12-15-2020
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Al-Kubeisi, Amjad Raheem Mohammed
(2020)
"Urban Geomorphology and its Effect on the Distribution of Land Use in Al - Haklaniya City,"
Alustath Journal for Human and Social Sciences: Vol. 59:
Iss.
4, Article 17.
DOI: 10.36473/ujhss.v59i4.1188
Available at:
https://alustath.researchcommons.org/journal/vol59/iss4/17
