Center of Urban and Regional Planning for Postgraduate Studies – University of Baghdad since its inception to provide scientific advisory services to the official authorities related to the planning of the city and the dimensions of social, economic, security, environmental, transport, traffic and cultural aspects and everything related to aspects of human daily life spatial dimension, where our library has provided many institutions with Ph.D. theses, master theses and higher diploma projects of our students and get benefit from it and by what serving the community as :
Ministry of Environment / Technical Department / Marshlands Division and Sustainable Management of Ecosystems.
Parliament Council / office / Research Department.
National Security Council / National Security Adviser / Al – Nahrain Center for Strategic Studies.
Ministry of Water Resources – Marshlands and Wetlands Rehabilitation Center.
Urban Planning Center Participates in a Scientific Symposium with the Baghdad Municipality on Housing Units in the Capital
The lecturer at the Center of Urban and Regional Planning for Postgraduate Studies, Assistant Professor Dr. Ali Hussein Muhammad al-Janabi, participated in the scientific symposium entitled (Division and spread of housing units in the city of Baghdad, its causes, effects, and treatment) which was held by the Baghdad Municipality.
Al-Janabi presented a working paper entitled (Division of housing units and its impact on the quality of life in the city), which included 3 tracks. The first dealt with the interaction between the elements of the urban complex (humans, legislation, and architectural composition in the place), as well as their relationship with the external environment, while the second touched on the most important planning legislation that regulates the urban environment, with a focus on legislation that has a clear impact on the division of residential units, which caused the abolition of the concept of urban areas in the city of Baghdad, and the rise in building, housing and population densities, and then its negative repercussions on the quality of life in the city. It also included presenting some field footage showing the decline in urban indicators. The third track highlighted the most important impacts on the urban environment and the quality of life in it in terms of cause and effect.
The research paper presented some recommendations and solutions, which were on two levels. The first level included the urban system itself, and the legislation it requires or amends it, to reduce the negative impacts on the quality of life in the city, as well as adopting appropriate housing policies to meet residential demand and meet the housing need without negative impacts on the existing urban system, while the second level dealt with the measures that must be taken from outside the urban system at the regional and national levels to protect the city from the pressure of immigration entering it, by activating spatial development factors in the countryside and governorates to reduce migration to the capital, Baghdad.
Urban Planning Center Participates in a Workshop with the Ministry of Environment on the Environmental Reality of Marshes
The Center of Urban and Regional Planning for Postgraduate Studies at the University of Baghdad participated in a scientific workshop entitled (The Environmental Reality of Marshes as a World Heritage Property) in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Protection and Improvement in the Southern Region of the Ministry of Environment. Professor Dr. Jamal Baqir Mutlaq represented the Center and confirmed in his paper that climate change has affected all countries, and one of the most prominent manifestations of climate change in Iraq is the decline in the levels of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the scarcity of the levels of dams and marshes, as well as the lack of rain.
Dr. Mutlak stressed that the results of these changes had a negative impact on the country, as they led on the social level to migrate from the countryside and marshes to the cities, in addition to their economic impact, which contributed to a decline in agricultural production and its repercussions on food security and the overall economy in general, while Iraq was affected, environmentally, by the quality of water and ecological diversity, in addition to the decrease in arable areas, and thus the expansion of desertification areas.
Dr. Mutlak also pointed out in his paper, through the studies he implemented and supervised, that climate changes and the decline in river water levels affected the urban aspect and housing and caused migration, displacement, the emptying of marshland areas, an increase in demand for housing and services, and the emergence of random housing problems in the areas to which migration took place.
The workshop included two lectures, which dealt with the impact of climate change and the planning and environmental vision for developing human settlements in the marshes, in the presence of a group of professors and general directors from various relevant ministries and departments.
Urban Planning Center Professor Participates in UNICEF Workshop
A lecturer at the Center of Urban and Regional Planning for Postgraduate Studies at the University of Baghdad, Professor Dr. Nada Khalifa, participated in the annual review workshop of UNICEF, which was held at the Training and Development Center of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities. Khalifa confirmed that the workshop aimed to evaluate the achievements of the program of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Department at UNICEF, in addition to reviewing the annual achievements of the Baghdad office and its plans and priorities for the coming year 2024 related to the environment, such as energy sustainability and how to invest solar energy in educational institutions, noting that taking into consideration issues of climate change and mechanisms for mitigating it through rationalizing water consumption and urging afforestation and cultivation of available spaces within government and educational institutions.
It is noteworthy that this participation of the Center comes within the field of opening horizons for cooperation with international organizations, openness to them, and exchanging ideas. It is noteworthy that the workshop was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities and the Ministries of Health and Education, in addition to the participation of the University of Technology in Baghdad.
Urban Planning Center Hosts a Symposium on Hidden Violence and Women’s Self-abuse
The Center of Urban and Regional Planning for Postgraduate Studies at the University of Baghdad hosted a scientific symposium entitled (Hidden Violence and Women’s Self-Violence) organized by a number of liaison members in the research centers of the University and sponsored by the Women’s Empowerment Division at the Presidency of the University of Baghdad. The symposium aimed to introduce the types of hidden violence on women’s intellectual awareness and their impact on their health. Psychological and physical, as well as the violence she is exposed to within the family, work or society, including moral, verbal, material, physical and personal violence, affect a woman’s life and its impact on her family and children.
The symposium was opened with a speech by the head of the Women’s Empowerment Division at the Presidency of the University of Baghdad, teacher Sinaa' Mustafa Abboud, welcoming the distinguished guests and thanking the efforts made by the members of the Women’s Empowerment Liaison in research centers. Professor Dr. Siham Hassan Al-Shujairi, a lecturer at the College of Mass Communication, presented a research paper on addressing violence against women in the media and the use of women as a commodity in television programs and entertainment and cultural programs. A lecturer at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Assistant Professor Dr. Rana Mouloud Shaker, also presented a research paper on the dangers of hidden violence against women. Dr. Hoda Jaber Hussein presented a research paper on self-inflicted violence and its impact on women’s mental health.
The symposium included displaying documentaries and the attendees recording their ideas about violence and ways to solve it by using scraps of paper and pinning them to a tree to stimulate self-awareness, exchange opinions and discuss with the attendees and emphasize the role of academics and researchers at the University of Baghdad to address and find solutions to this type of problem because of its significant impact on society. Certificates of appreciation were distributed and the joint efforts of the liaison members of the Women’s Empowerment Unit in the research centers were appreciated.
Dean of Urban Planning Center Chairs Master’s Discussion at Middle Technical University
