Efficiency of Urban Planning Methods to Improve the Microclimate of Residential Districts in the City of Ramadi: Azizia. Kattana. Andalus. Mualimeen. Mala’b. Ta’meem as Models.

Abstract

Abstract:

The residential districts in Ramadi city varied by ways of planning the urban fabric according to the stages of its establishment, which led to the formation of a pleasant local climate for the old districts that came in response to the harsh climatic conditions, especially in the hot dry summer.

This study aims to show the schematic reality of old and modern residential districts and their effect on creating a microclimate that differs in their residential districts. The study used two climate observations sites to measure the relative temperatures, humidity, and wind speeds during the day and night for the mentioned months of 2018/2019.

The most important results of the study are:

• Old Azizia and Kattana residential districts with compact mass planning of residential units and the twisted organic structure of their streets contributed to climate treatment with a pleasant local climate that increases human comfort, whether in residence or practicing works in the same districts, especially in the summer through the most important treatment for it by increasing the percentage of shading and pickling from direct sunny beam. Unlike old districts, such as Al-Andalus, with spacious patterns of streets, according to the grid system and wide spaces between residential units.
• These two patterns were reflected by variations in the values of climate elements. As compared to modern districts, the old recorded a decrease in the number of temperatures in (July) at a rate of (4)C° during the day with relative humidity (6%) and with wind speed recorded lower at a rate of (1.4)m/s These values for the climatic elements of the old districts are close to achieving climate efficiency for our hot, dry cities.