Spatial analysis of the demographic and economic characteristics of heads of households in the slums of Al-Qasim city

Abstract

The process of rapid urbanization has led to an increase in the poor, marginal slums located at the entrances and outskirts of the city of Al-Qasim, as these areas began to expand randomly through buildings and slums that were built illegally, which results in disruption in the nature of the urban system and causes social, economic and security problems. The research came to shed light on the reality of the geographical distribution of random housing areas in the city of Al-Qasim and to study the demographic characteristics of the heads of households in those areas, represented by (the gender and age structure, the place of birth, the size of the family, and the educational level) and the economic characteristics that include the study of (work status, employment status, and monthly income ) Through the distribution of the questionnaire form, which was divided according to the number of families in each sector of the city, and a sample size of (4%) was adopted to cover the study population. As there are (34) random housing sites in the city of Al-Qasim, which differ in their geographical distribution, as some sectors of the city are devoid of this phenomenon. The demographic characteristics of heads of households in slums vary according to the municipal sectors of the study area. In order to address this phenomenon, which has been expanding recently, the research proposes the development of rural areas to stop the expansion of slums by limiting the migration of its residents towards the city of Al-Qasim or other cities, and providing alternatives for housing for people with low incomes to prevent housing in slums. Choosing an alternative site for random housing in which basic services are available. Or the provision of necessary services in the current slums in the city, and the need to activate the role of oversight by the concerned authorities in the application of granting building permits to limit the continued growth of slums.