Overtaking settlements in the city of Baghdad and its geographical dimension

Abstract

Overtaking settlements in some cities, especially in developing countries, constitute a phenomenon

clear and included in the structure of the housing system therein. There is no doubt that housing is a basic need

After food and clothing, a person strives in his life to obtain housing.

secures the life of his family. Housing represents a place for shelter and a vessel for social upbringing, and in it he spends his life.
The individual spends about 68-75% of his total time (1). It also highlights the importance of residential use, including

Occupying space in the structure of human settlements. The percentage of this use in the city of Baghdad

About 62.6% of the total area of land covered by development and estimated at that time

B 238.4, km 2 in the year (2) 1975. In New Delhi, this percentage was 41.9% in
In 1956, New York City accounted for 23.2% of the built-up area (3). This is due to the severity of the intensity

Vertical housing development and rapid transit systems therein.