Promoting Walkability in Historic Streets: The Case of Mawlawi Street, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq - Softcover

Khder, Hazhar Muhammad; Mousavi, Seyed Mohammad; Khan, Tareef Hayat

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659637130 ISBN 13: 9783659637131

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

The Pleasant walking environment is a precondition for living in a sustainable city. However, the adequacy and the quality of physical elements as the most significant components of street can seriously affect Walkability in the streets. Historically streets were always pedestrian, but in this motor age, many of them lost that walkable environment. The objective of this study was to critically assess the Walkability of Mawlawi Street, a famous street in the historic city of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. Qualitative interviews, Quantitative Questionnaire, and Direct Observations was conducted on four broader areas of Walkability, namely, Streetscape, Pedestrian Facilities, Road Attributes, and Walking Environment. The findings were validated through an interview with local experts. The study showed that inadequate and poor quality of street’s physical elements changed the street to an unsafe and uncomfortable environment for walking with weak and low level of street connectivity and accessibility for pedestrians. Insensitive response to Walkability can always endanger the essence of historic streets, and this study attempted to raise that concern once more.

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About the Author

Hazhar Muhammad Khder received Masters in Sustainable Urban Design from the Faculty of Razak School of UTM In Engineering and Advanced Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 2014, He received his Bachelor Degree in Architecture Engineering from Sulaimani University, Iraq in 2006.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659637130
• ISBN 13: 9783659637131
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 108