التحليل المكاني لبعض مظاهر التلوث البصري في مدينة تكريت

Abstract

Most cities worldwide have witnessed remarkable development in design and construction and population growth in recent centuries, especially following tremendous technological progress. This development, while it has had positive aspects, has also had numerous negative aspects. These negative aspects are among the greatest problems of recent time, the most important is environmental pollution. Developing countries have been among the most affected by this problem due to numerous factors, including weak planning and a low standard of living. Iraq is one of the countries where these problems have emerged, the most prominent problem is visual pollution. Its danger and prevalence increased after 2003. The absence of laws, legislation, government oversight, and the weak environmental culture among citizens contributed to its spread. This research aims to study some aspects of this problem in Tikrit, which, like other Iraqi cities, has been affected by this type of pollution and its prevalence in the city's neighborhoods. It also reviews the most significant effects of this type of environmental pollution, using a descriptive analytical approach to study the manifestations of visual pollution in neighborhoods of Tikrit and compare them. It also identifies the neighborhoods where these phenomena are most concentrated, relying on a field study and a questionnaire. Distribution to the research sample, which was selected based on the percentage of families living in each residential neighborhood.