The relationship between urban horizontal growth of the city of Ramadi, and topographic characteristics through the practical integration of modern technologies

Abstract

The present research deals with the growth of the city and its topographic characteristics since the establishment of the city until the present time, I.e., for the period (1869 - 2013). that is by limiting the position of Ramadi city and to which ground units it is situated and the effect of each ground unit topographically on the establishment and stability besides the growth of the city and its continuity by applying the indicators. of the stability and continuity of the cities by constructing special database which has joined relations by using R.S data and G.I.S programmers.A number of geomorphologic indicators and their applications have been modified to suit the urban geomorphological concept to interpret the nature of the relationship of the influence of indicators on the city of both sides (right and left) of the Warrar river the results of the relations for the indicators revealed that the left side of the city is more influential that the right side. this reflects the present and past reality of the expansion of the city of the left side during the early stages of its establishment. this is supported by the increase of population and the residential units in this side.