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Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 12(4), pp. 2795 - 2805
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2024.120422
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The Architectural-landscape Organization of Urban Areas in Flooded and Waterlogged Territories (Prospects of Astana City)
Veronika Musabayeva 1, Konstantin Samoilov 1,*, Oksana Priemets 2, Bolat Kuspangaliyev 1, Lyazzat Nurkusheva 3
1 T.K. Basenov Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Satbayev University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2 Architectural Faculty, International Education Corporation, Almaty, Kazakhstan
3 Design Faculty, International Education Corporation, Almaty, Kazakhstan
ABSTRACT
Urban construction in flooded and waterlogged areas has a centuries-old history. Of the repeatedly used water treatment systems, the most effective turned out to be a water-channel system that allows groundwater or atmospheric water to be diverted to the water body closest to the development area or located inside it. In most cases, the channels allow solving some of the problems in the field of passenger and freight transport, complementing or duplicating overland transportation by waterways. The best examples from world practice show the possibility of organizing highly comfortable buildings on sites with both road and water-channel communication. The Astana city was historically formed on the right bank of the Yesil' River, where geological and hydrological conditions did not have dominant factors in the form of flooding and waterlogging due to precipitation and groundwater. At the end of the last century, the intensive growth of the city, which became the capital of Kazakhstan, led to the urban development of the left bank of the Yesil' River. In this area (especially in the southwestern part), there are many water bodies and a very high groundwater level, which both independently and in combination with flood waters and precipitation periodically forms flooding of vast areas. Sporadically carried out measures to drain overflowing water bodies, the construction of wells and drainage outlets only partially solved the annually escalating problem. In these circumstances, it seems advisable to use the experience of the United States, where a developed canal system has been formed in the Miami city. These channels eliminated the danger of flooding of the territory, provided convenient water transport links to various areas, formed commercially attractive areas with private access for individual development, as well as comfortable recreational areas. The proposed water-channel system for the city of Astana has a relatively complex spiral-arc configuration. This is proposed due to terrain peculiarities of the landscaped area and the location of existing water bodies. This system is linked to the riverbed of the Yesil' River and ensures the flow of excess water into it downstream of the river outside the city limits. As a result, many sites with convenient street-road and water-channel connections to the existing urban area become available for active urban development.
KEYWORDS
An Urban Development, Architectural Organization of Landscapes, Flooded Areas, Wetlands, A Water Transport, An Integrated Transport
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Veronika Musabayeva , Konstantin Samoilov , Oksana Priemets , Bolat Kuspangaliyev , Lyazzat Nurkusheva , "The Architectural-landscape Organization of Urban Areas in Flooded and Waterlogged Territories (Prospects of Astana City)," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 2795 - 2805, 2024. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2024.120422.
(b). APA Format:
Veronika Musabayeva , Konstantin Samoilov , Oksana Priemets , Bolat Kuspangaliyev , Lyazzat Nurkusheva (2024). The Architectural-landscape Organization of Urban Areas in Flooded and Waterlogged Territories (Prospects of Astana City). Civil Engineering and Architecture, 12(4), 2795 - 2805. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2024.120422.