Comparative Analysis of Developed Expanding Urbanization and Floods Hit Erbil City Following Heavy Rainfall
Climate change, urbanization, land use and land cover changes, and political and economic problems, caused increasing impervious layers and floods in Erbil Province in recent years. Due to economic growth and immigration from the middle and south of Iraq, the demand for residential areas has increas...
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| author | Bahar Mohammed Ahmed Shawmn Mudhafar Saleh Shuokr Qarani Aziz Sarwah Othman Ismael Sarkawt Hamarahim Muhammad |
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| description | Climate change, urbanization, land use and land cover changes, and political and economic problems, caused increasing impervious layers and floods in Erbil Province in recent years. Due to economic growth and immigration from the middle and south of Iraq, the demand for residential areas has increased leading to more urban and impervious surface areas. The research aims to study the factors behind the increasing impervious areas and floods in Erbil City. Data were collected through several site visits and from related governmental sectors. Results illustrated that after 2017, urbanization noticeably increased. From 2017 to 2021, the construction zones and shrub areas were markedly increased. On the other hand, the agriculture area and green zone were significantly reduced. Additionally, the impervious layers increased and infiltration areas decreased only in four years. Moreover, some factors, such as geological, topographical, demographic, political, economic, and transportation, have affected the increase of urbanization and impervious areas, which increased surface runoff and floods in Erbil City. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c92216d941cb4f35b5ad84ffb384aedf2025-08-21T07:44:28ZengErbil Polytechnic UniversityPolytechnic Journal2707-77992025-07-01152112127https://doi.org/10.59341/2707-7799.1853Comparative Analysis of Developed Expanding Urbanization and Floods Hit Erbil City Following Heavy RainfallBahar Mohammed Ahmed0Shawmn Mudhafar Saleh1Shuokr Qarani Aziz2Sarwah Othman Ismael3Sarkawt Hamarahim Muhammad4Water Resources Department, College of Engineering, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, IraqWater Resources Department, College of Engineering, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, IraqDepartment of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, IraqDepartment of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, IraqWater Resources Department, College of Engineering, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, IraqClimate change, urbanization, land use and land cover changes, and political and economic problems, caused increasing impervious layers and floods in Erbil Province in recent years. Due to economic growth and immigration from the middle and south of Iraq, the demand for residential areas has increased leading to more urban and impervious surface areas. The research aims to study the factors behind the increasing impervious areas and floods in Erbil City. Data were collected through several site visits and from related governmental sectors. Results illustrated that after 2017, urbanization noticeably increased. From 2017 to 2021, the construction zones and shrub areas were markedly increased. On the other hand, the agriculture area and green zone were significantly reduced. Additionally, the impervious layers increased and infiltration areas decreased only in four years. Moreover, some factors, such as geological, topographical, demographic, political, economic, and transportation, have affected the increase of urbanization and impervious areas, which increased surface runoff and floods in Erbil City.https://polytechnic-journal.epu.edu.iq/home/vol15/iss2/1climate change,development,erbil city flood,land use land cover,runoff,rainfall |
| spellingShingle | Bahar Mohammed Ahmed Shawmn Mudhafar Saleh Shuokr Qarani Aziz Sarwah Othman Ismael Sarkawt Hamarahim Muhammad Comparative Analysis of Developed Expanding Urbanization and Floods Hit Erbil City Following Heavy Rainfall Polytechnic Journal climate change, development, erbil city flood, land use land cover, runoff, rainfall |
| title | Comparative Analysis of Developed Expanding Urbanization and Floods Hit Erbil City Following Heavy Rainfall |
| title_full | Comparative Analysis of Developed Expanding Urbanization and Floods Hit Erbil City Following Heavy Rainfall |
| title_fullStr | Comparative Analysis of Developed Expanding Urbanization and Floods Hit Erbil City Following Heavy Rainfall |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative Analysis of Developed Expanding Urbanization and Floods Hit Erbil City Following Heavy Rainfall |
| title_short | Comparative Analysis of Developed Expanding Urbanization and Floods Hit Erbil City Following Heavy Rainfall |
| title_sort | comparative analysis of developed expanding urbanization and floods hit erbil city following heavy rainfall |
| topic | climate change, development, erbil city flood, land use land cover, runoff, rainfall |
| url | https://polytechnic-journal.epu.edu.iq/home/vol15/iss2/1 |
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