Sustainable Urban Planning for Tulkarem Governorate Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Applications
Date
2018-03-15
Authors
الصالح, منار طلال
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An-Najah National University
Abstract
The aim of this research is to achieve to the appropriate planning of Tulkarem Governorate to be in line with the global trend in sustainability, which aims to preserve the environmental resources of current and future generations, in light of the obstacles that the governorate suffers from: the rapid population growth and the shortage of space, especially the challenges of: Area C and settlements.
To achieve the objectives of the research, it was necessary to study the expansion of urban communities in the governorate, direction of its expansion, available services and places of concentration, population growth, population concentration s and environmental resources -such as: temperate, climate, soil and diversity of terrain- in order to calculate the needs of resources and services of the governorate using geographic information systems as a tool for planning through the cartographic model to link these studies spatially.
The study has reached certain results regarding the environmental, social and economic aspects. For environmental aspect it indicated that agricultural land value and terrain have main role in determining direction of communities expansion. For the social aspect it indicated that the City of Tulkarem has the largest share of population compared to other communities in the governorate because of the concentration services. Concerning the planning aspects the study showed that the residential land use has the highest percentage among other land uses. For the economic aspect, the study determined the most appropriate alternatives for the industrial zones and area required for it.
The study recommended the need to coordinate between the planning institutions in order to preserve resources, integrate work among them, and involve inhabitants in planning and raising awareness.