The Plannig Impact Of Military Areas On The Urban Fbric Of Greater Khartoum
The Plannig Impact Of Military Areas On The Urban Fbric Of Greater Khartoum
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2015-04-27
Authors
Abdelrahman Osman Hussien Mohammed
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University of Khartoum
Abstract
Military as an establishment has the sole responsibility of defense and
protection of the country, subsequently, their location and influences within any
set-up, be it urban, rural, or otherwise, will surely exert its impacts on that
environment. The location of military districts within the urban fabric is a case
to ponder, which necessitate, the study of this dissertation to be undertaken.
Military functions within the urban fabrics offer impacts, negative in most
cases, but a times positive too to the mechanisms of urban system. This is
because defense, being the primary aim of military sector, it is also susceptible
to attacks from external aggressors which does not augur well for the civilian
population especially in the densely populated areas. However, on the positive
side, being situated within this urban fabric itself, it offers some form of cover
or disguise, for these military locations, which can then actively perform its
duty towards the defense and protection of the country.
In the urban context, there is the ever growing or the rapid growth in the
population and in the economic activities. This usually necessitates the
expansion of urban centers in order to accommodate these functions aimed at
the socio-economic interactions of the people. With this rapid pace in
urbanization of cities, military districts in urban fabric become invariably an
obstacle in the development trend of the cities. They constitute an impediment
to their own expansions as well as that of the urban expansions, which creeps
towards these military establishments.
Again, military districts themselves need large extensive areas for their
activities, strategic locations for defensive purposes with effective and efficient
interaction between the various units as well as to be able to respond promptly
to civil defense from the external threats. Therefore, military districts are best
located on the peripheral or the outskirts of the city well away from the civilian
densely populated areas. Experiences have shown that these military districts
especially in the advanced countries efficiently perform in this outside
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locations. These examples can be sited in the Arabian countries like Yemen,
Egypt, Jordan etc, in the western countries such USA, UK, Germany, etc and in
the eastern block like the Russian army.
This dissertation concentrates on the military areas within the urban fabric of
Greater Khartoum, their impacts and influences on the urban fabrics and how
they are affected in the negative terms by being situated within the urban
fabrics. It also points out how best efficiency can be achieved from the location
principles of military strategy, how best they can interact with the civil
population and their effectiveness in the performance of their responsibilities.
Description
A dissertation submitted for the partial fulfillment of the requirements of M.Sc. degree in Physical planning
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University of Khartoum
Physical Plannig
military forces
Military Areas
Urban Fbric
Greater Khartoum
Citation
Abdelrahman Osman Hussien, The Plannig Impact Of Military Areas On The Urban Fbric Of Greater Khartoum. – Khartoum : University of Khartoum, 2003. - 69 P. : illus., 28 cm., M.Sc.