Sustainability assessment in the urban transport network for Iraqi cities: Ramadi City as a model A

Abstract

Transportation is one of the most important aspects of urban life. Beyond this, it is also an important base for the development of societies and one of the most important sectors in support of sustainability. Many studies, including the Arabic context, have used comprehensive research to show how closely it is related to sustainability. It is also an important indicator of the progress and development of cities. However, recently, there has been a noticeable increase in the global population, increased movement of goods and transportation and increased vehicle ownership coming in parallel with the rapid development. Different experience gained from developed and developing countries has led to making the right decision on urban stability under sustainable development. As sustainable development is necessary to achieve sustainability in the long term, its indicators have become a comprehensive and alternative approach to measure urbanization as an integrated unit and assess the scope of progress in the urban road network. A comprehensive study of the urban road network and its relationship with sustainability is explored through the requirements of sustainable transport and its components through the hierarchy of roads, focusing on the indicators of public transport, traffic network, car parks, green spaces, vehicle ownership, pollution and noise. The main goal is to reduce air pollution, traffic congestion, energy consumption and road accidents while promoting social interactionto move to sustainable transport and maintain the quality of life for the longest possible period of time . The study area was divided into 27 neighborhoods according to the neighborhoods of the city of Ramadi, and transportation indicators were determined by the engineering and planning dimensions, which are 12 indicators, the social dimension consisting of 3 indicators, the environmental dimension consisting of 3 indicators and the economic dimension consists of 3 indicators. The data was obtained and the required indicators were extracted through the GIS program through ii the 2020 satellite image, which was provided to us through the conclusion of a research contract with the Ramadi Municipality Directorate, and the indicators were analyzed by the SPSS statistical program ,builds a mathematical model, which meets the requirements of sustainable development .The model showed that the indicators of the main roads area and sidewalks area are the most influential on the model, with a confidence coefficient of more than 98%. It are comparison all indicators related to urban transport with the basic parameters of transport to obtain the matrix of sustainability indicators from which the assessment was created. Finally, the results of the sustainability matrix assessment for the study area showed a range of 20% to 70%. Introducing a standard guideline to the requirements of a sustainable future for the city of Ramadi is the main purpose of this study