Determining the most suitable areas for green spaces in the new expansion in Al-Assad Suburb according to spatial modeling methodology

Abstract

This research deals with spatial analysis of green areas in new expansion in Al-Assad suburb in Damascus countryside through conditions and standards assumed and then represented in the form of maps to form a digital database, that contributes to Determinate the most suitable areas for establishing green areas in the expansion that is still planned, the numbers and areas of green areas were calculated at the level of expansion and the per capita share of green space was estimated in relation to the maximum population,

The completed maps of the study area according to the geographic information systems showed that it includes eight locations from number 2 to number 9, where the number 9 refers to the most suitable sites, and vice versa.

The study benefited finding suitable solutions to establish green spaces in required manner and providing standards for proper planning in a way that

ensures a balance in the distribution between green and residential areas in the expansion of Al-Assad Suburb.