Impact of physical expansion on community services

Community services are considering as the basic services for society, that the population increasing generates great pressure on those services. So, the research problem was represented, by increasing the population, the accompanying changes in land use, and physical expansion, which lead to an increase in the demand for community services. The research aims to study the reality of the community services and extent of their compliance with physical expansion and their conformity for planning criteria. The theoretical side deals with a number of concepts, including and physical expansion in the city, as well as the concept of community services and their types and planning criteria. While the practical side included presented the reality of the community services in the study area (Al-Shuala city), and measuring and analyzing the impact of physical expansion on those services. Finally, the research is reached to a number of conclusions, the most important one, which is study area, is satisfied clear deficit, and the actual need for community services. The research recommended, need to adopt approaches to sustainable urban planning, changing some land uses, and moving them in and outside the city.