Sustainable Development for Urban Prosperity in Harmony Between Nature and Architecture

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Nawar, Adil Hatem^{; *} | Saeed, Ahmed Adnan

Affiliations: Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Anbar, Anbar, Iraq

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding Author. adilhatem311@uoanbar.edu.iq

Abstract: The relationship between nature and architecture is ancient and has differed in different architectural schools or urban cultures in order to achieve urban prosperity. Analysis of the concept of relationship comes through two main concepts: harmony and contradiction developed with the development of the concept of sustainable urban development. This overlap generated new trends in the field of urban design and environmental design together. Hence, the research aims to develop relationships at times in harmony and at times in contradiction according to a range of positive impacts on nature and the environment built on both negativity on the natural environment first, then on human beings secondly, then it examined the effect of one on the other, which appears outwardly, sometimes in harmony and sometimes in opposition, and combines them under the concept of inclusiveness in achieving goals of urban sustainability.

Keywords: Sustainable, green, design, nature, architecture

DOI: 10.3233/AJW230014

Journal: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 105-113, 2023