IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/aza/jurr00/y2021v14i3p264-271.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

The relationship between traffic congestion and land uses: A case study of Al-Kut city, Iraq

Author

Listed:
  • Jasim, Ihsan Abbas

    (Department of Architecture, College of Engineering, Wasit University, Iraq)

  • Mahmood, Thaer Sh.

    (Department of Civil Engineering, University of Anbar, Iraq)

  • Al-Mamoori, Sohaib K.

    (Department of Environmental Planning, Faculty of Physical Planning, University of Kufa, Iraq)

  • Al-Maliki, Laheab A.

    (Department of Hydraulic Structures, Faculty of Water Resources Engineering, University of Al-Qasim Green, Babylon, Iraq)

Abstract

Traffic congestion is one of the major problems that contemporary cities need to address. Decision makers in cities, interested in finding appropriate strategic solutions to a very complex problem, are faced with an ever greater headache each year. The solutions available should not cost billions of dollars or lead to the construction of bridges or tunnels that move the problem from one place to another, thereby creating new bottlenecks. Individuals who drive in these congested areas often sit for long periods in traffic, and this leads to physical and emotional stress as well as decreased performance and productivity. This study constructed a mathematical model that illustrates the relationship between traffic congestion and the distribution of land use in the city of Al-Kut, demonstrating that land use planning can have a significant impact on congestion levels in the near and long term.

Suggested Citation

  • Jasim, Ihsan Abbas & Mahmood, Thaer Sh. & Al-Mamoori, Sohaib K. & Al-Maliki, Laheab A., 2021. "The relationship between traffic congestion and land uses: A case study of Al-Kut city, Iraq," Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 14(3), pages 264-271, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:jurr00:y:2021:v:14:i:3:p:264-271
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://hstalks.com/article/6152/download/
    Download Restriction: Requires a paid subscription for full access.
    File URL: https://hstalks.com/article/6152/
    Download Restriction: Requires a paid subscription for full access.
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    land use; transport; congestion; traffic; city of Al Kut;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z33 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Marketing and Finance

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:aza:jurr00:y:2021:v:14:i:3:p:264-271. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Henry Stewart Talks (email available below). General contact details of provider: .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.