The research deals with the concept of vertical Farming as one of the modern concepts that emerged with the sustainable cities trends, because of limited green areas, increasing population and the lack of necessary ingredients for horizontal urban agriculture (water-energy-land), and the use of land for more profitable purposes such as commercial, residential or administrative use. Thus, the research problem emerged for the cognitive need to explore the importance and advantage of vertical Farming over horizontal Farming and the possibilities of achieving sustainable cities. The hypothesis of the research states that vertical Farming in its various forms is an essential part of sustainable city components for its social, economic advantages in general and environmental advantages in particular. Therefore, the research aims to define the possibilities of vertical Farming as an essential component of the urban context, in addition to achieving sustainable cities, and the results of their application by default to achieve environmental sustainability at the urban level in the city of Baghdad within a commercial street.

Jugol is an ancient African Islamic city. Due to its distinguished architectural and urban character that constitutes a unique blend of Islamic culture and African traditions, it was recently enlisted in the world heritage list. Currently, the city is suffering from a number of problems including poverty, congestion, isolation, weak accessibility, and environmental degradation. The current study is an attempt to mitigate the isolation and lack of accessibility problems utilizing space syntax as an analytical technique and design support tool. Isolation and lack of accessibility were found related to the changes in city's structure, recent expansion of the city outside the fence towards west, resulting in a shift of the city's integration core towards the west, thus weakening city's accessibility. A number of alternatives were tested and the alternative that improves the city's accessibility and alleviates its isolation was identified.