Spatial Analysis of Urban Housing function Variables in Cities of Iraq (The city of Hilla as a model)

Abstract

The residential function is considered one of the most significant functions as it is a humanitarian function that works to achieve the stability of the family and reassurance of the individual inside the house. This study was concerned with analyzing the urban variables of the residential function and revealing some of the problems that these variables suffer from and providing appropriate solutions to them. The urban variables were the history of residential construction, the area of residential plots of land and the building materials of the residential unit, which included the building materials of the walls of the residential unit and the material of the roofs. The variables also included the number of floors of the residential unit, the number of total rooms and bedrooms in the residential unit, the connection of the residential unit, the design of its model and the modification of the residential unit. This research aims to identify the problems of the residential function  and provide appropriate solutions to them.