Decoding the Sprawl Paradigm: How New Building Typologies Shape Energy Consumption and Environmental Degradation in Erbil, Iraq
The city of Erbil, Iraq, has expanded physically far faster than its population since 2003. This sprawl has accompanied an abrupt shift from traditional horizontal typologies — courtyard houses (mal-i hewshidar) and low-rise villas -toward high-rise apartments. A Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis of multi-te...