The Effect of the Abuses of Sidewalks on Walkability in the Residential Areas of Sulaimaniyah City
The sidewalk has a great importance as a key component and main complement to roads and streets in the cities generally and residential areas and neighborhoods in particular. These sidewalks constitute the main walking environment in the residential neighborhoods and the link between house...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Arabic |
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University of Sulaimania
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Sulaimani Journal for Engineering Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://sites.google.com/a/univsul.edu.iq/sjes/issues/vol6no3/sjes-10109 |
| Summary: | The sidewalk has a great importance as a key
component and main complement to roads and streets
in the cities generally and residential areas and
neighborhoods in particular. These sidewalks constitute
the main walking environment in the residential
neighborhoods and the link between houses and
residential buildings on one hand, and the streets and
corridors of vehicles' movements on the other hand. In
order to improve the walking environment in the
residential areas, the specifications and the designs of
these sidewalks should meet various requirements for
the pedestrians, including the sense of safety, comfort
and ease of movement. Many of residential areas in
Iraqi cities suffer from weak sidewalks design, which
has led to deterioration of the ability of walking on
.This research attempts specifically to study the
condition of sidewalks in some of the residential areas
in the city of Sulaimani; focuses on the problem of poor
sidewalks' conditions in the residential areas in general
and the inability to use for safely walking in particular.
Assuming that the non-compliance with the municipal
regulations and abusing them by the users are the
main reasons for the deterioration of sidewalks'
conditions and inadequacy for walking. The research
aims to find out the extent of the impact of these
violations in disrupting the ability to walk in those
pathways. The study methodology is a field surveying
for the current state of sidewalks in these residential
areas and comparing them with the available
international standards and municipal regulations. |
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| ISSN: | 2410-1699 2415-6655 |