The negative effects of housing expansion, planning treatments, and future expectations for population growth in the Rashidiya district

Abstract

   The current research aims to identify the negative effects of residential expansion, planning treatments and future expectations for population growth in the Rashidiya district, where the problem of urban sprawl at the expense of agricultural lands is one of the problems that led to a decrease in agricultural lands in the Rashidiya district due to the increasing population growth in the study area and the successive and continuous migrations From the city of Baghdad, which created different uses of land at the expense of agricultural lands.

Where many cities and regions around the world are witnessing a large housing expansion, and this has many negative effects on the environment and society, and Al Rashidiya district is no exception to that.

  Urban sprawl increased after 2003, as it led to many negative effects, foremost of which was a decrease in agricultural production and the destruction of large areas of agricultural land, in addition to environmental deterioration and a decline in community services in residential areas.

The researcher reached a set of the following conclusions and recommendations:

1. An increase in population growth rates throughout the study area by 16.3%, according to population estimates for the year 2021, and this indicates a continuous increase in the number of the population and their need for new land for housing.
2. The study revealed that the most transgression on agricultural lands occurred between 2003-2021, as there were no laws limiting this.

3.Stopping urban sprawl of all kinds by creating new neighborhoods on lands unsuitable for cultivation.

1. The issuance of strict procedures by the state for trespassers on arable lands, which are among the regions exporting agricultural products in Baghdad Governorate