Muthanna Journal of Engineering and Technology
Volume (8), Issue (1), Year (30 June 2020), Pages (01-09)
DOI:10.52113/3/mjet/2020-8-1/01-09
Research Article By:
Ameera Jaleel Ahmed and Sabah Mohamed abd Mosehab
Corresponding author E-mail: ameera_jaleel@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
The present work is about an organized crime which is considered a serious phenomenon that generally comes upon the world and especially in the Iraqi area. In recent decades, Al-Hilla City has suffered from spread variety of crimes, which lead the citizens to lack the sense of security. For this reason, it is seen it is significant to study this phenomenon with a new parallel phenomenon which causes their appearance. In addition, it is thought that this topic has not been tackled yet. The problem of the study lies in the lack of holistic scientific knowledge about the role of the synthetic properties of spatial organization for the city of Al-Hilla in crime growing. The study aims at establishing a holistic knowledge of that role. To deal with the problem of the research, an inductive approach (descriptive- analytical) has been adopted. The data is got from the responsible security institutions and is analyzed through invest the calculation method (space syntax).
The results of the research showed that there are four areas ((4 zones) where crime is concentrated in the city and the growth of crime is related to the change of the synthetic characteristics of spatial organization (Connectivity, control, and Integration) of urban space. On the other hand, the diversity of crime in urban areas is related to other parallel phenomena and not to the structural characteristics of urban space.
Keywords: Urban environment, spatial organization, connectivity, integration, control.