salt city jordan ..land use
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Urban Land Use Pattern and Road Network Characteristics Using GIS in Al Salt City, Jordan
The aim of this study is to analyze the land use pattern and roads network in relation to the population density and distribution. The GIS analysis tools was used to investigate and describe the characteristics of land use pattern. method by utilizing the methods of surveying and spatial statistical analysis, and studying the areas' topography; which includes the optimal land use and assessment through aerial photography that determines the future urban development besides determining the role played by the roads network within the study area. The study show that the residential use is dominant in the study area with 77.19 The study also showed that the urban growth was random and accompanied by the increase demand on the use of land for residential purpose. The study recommended paying more attention to the agricultural activities in Al Salt city and establishing a commercial organization that attracts visitors from the capital city of Amman who would like to get out of the city busy life but still stay near the capital city of Amman.
Deya Qtiashat Zeyad Makhmreh Hala Abu Taleb Ahmed Khlaifat
54763211
Analysis of the Urban Management Practices and Sustainable Development in the Local Municipalities in Jordan: Case Study Salt City
The urbanization processes and the accelerated growth in the Arab countries, during the last five decades, have resulted in negative social impact represented in the high rates of unemployment and poverty. This was accompanied with problems related to the provision of infrastructure and social facilities, inadequate housing for low income persons and other environmental problems. Therefore, there is a need to apply and activate the role of decentralization processes to manage the cities under emerging modern urban services and activities, in order to identify policies and cope with innovative plans that suit for sustainable urban development. Incorporations of local people and decision makers in improving social, economic and environmental conditions, and participation of local people in decision making can lead to find the appropriate solution that can promote sustainable urban processes, and facilities the implementation of the local communities' activities. Consequently, this will lead to improve the urban services in appropriate quality and economic visibility and sustain social consistency and environmental resources in the cities. In order to achieve a sustainable development practices in the municipalities, it is recommended to focus on local community resources, increase financial income, develop local human resources proficiency, and finally empower the local people authority and decision making process, which can be achieved by the application of decentralization governance system.
Ahmad Khlaifat Hala Abu Taleb Zeyad Makhamreh Deya Qtiashat
117514465
ASPECTS OF THE ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN HERITAGE: FROM REGISTERS TO CONSERVATION FOR ADAPTIVE AND MODERN USE AT THE HISTORIC CORES OF SALT AND IRBID, JORDAN
This paper attempts to present and discuss the outcome of the results of the key different studies and projects carried out at Salt and at Irbid historic cores. It focuses on the executed urban heritage projects undertaken mainly by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) of Jordan in the last two decades. It discusses their different aspects through initial assessment of the loss and degradation of the cultural heritage assets of the two cities; the fragmentation and lack of connectivity between the modern and historic cores; issues of sustainability of architectural and urban heritage projects i.e. tourism planning and conservation; and reuse projects at the historic cores in relation to cultural, physical factors and development needs. It also addresses the behaviour and characteristics of the urban regeneration process in those two historic cities, starting from their documentation to examination of the different aspects of the currently adopted urban practices and policies, and their impact on the existing urban heritage, depending on the specific identity of the respective historic cores. Finally, it aims to define the main constraints and challenges for the reuse of the existing heritage fabric including the local community quality of life, while building on sustainable heritage activities accommodating tourism opportunities. This will give, at least, some indications from which we can identify a use or combination of uses, and practical steps needed for successful heritage conservation actions in Jordan, in order to retain the cultural significance of the place.
Leen Fakhoury Naif Haddad
174794395
ASPECTS OF THE ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN HERITAGE FROM DOCUMENTATION AND REGISTERS TO CONSERVATION FOR ADAPTIVE AND MODERN USE At THE HISTORIC CORES Of SALT AND IRBID JORDAN
This paper attempts to present, discuss the outcome of the results' of the main different studies and projects carried out at Salt and at Irbid historic cores and focuses on the executed urban heritage projects' undertaken mainly by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) of Jordan in the last two decades. These projects invested in the reuse of traditional buildings, the refurbishments of urban spaces, traditional buildings facades and street pavements at the urban cores. It discusses their different aspects by starting; to assess the loss and degradation of the cultural heritage assets of the two cities, the fragmentation and lack of connectivity between the modern and historic cores, issues of sustainability of architectural and urban heritage projects; i.e. tourism planning and conservation and reuse projects at the historic cores in relation to cultural, physical factors and development needs. It also addresses the behaviour and characteristics of the urban regeneration process in those two historic cities, starting from their documentation to examining the different aspects of the currently adopted urban practices and policies and their impact on the existing urban heritage, depending on the specific identity of the respective historic cores. Finally, it aims to define the main constraints and challenges for the reuse of the existing heritage fabric including the local community quality of life, while building on sustainable heritage activities accommodating tourism opportunities. This will give, at least, some indications from which we can identify a use or combination of uses, and practical steps needed for successful heritage conservation actions in Jordan, in order to retain the cultural significance of the place.
Leen Fakhoury Naif Haddad
14093292
Factors affecting compliance with residential standards in the city of Old Salt, Jordan
The aim of this paper is to examine the factors which impact on the extent to which urban housing complies with residential standards in the city of Old Salt based in Jordan. The research found that the level of compliance with residential standards is quite low and can vary from one standard to another and from one house to another due to differences in the socio economic characteristics among people. The findings of multiple regression analysis reveal that there is a good level of public awareness of residential standards, but this does not result in complete compliance with residential standards. Factors, such as household income per month, household size, finance facilities, municipal administration culture, monitoring, enforcement and the uncertainty of residential standards have a significant impact on the extent of compliance with planning standards. Suggestions for improved urban planning practices which address these issues are summarised in the paper and include reassessed current residential standards through comprehensive legal frameworks, linking residential standards with urban design approaches, changing planning practices, developing information systems to produce effective monitoring systems of construction processes and enforcement mechanisms, the development of local staff including planners, designers and environmental engineers, supported partnerships between private and public sectors, and the use of participatory planning and citizen involvement.
Jamal Ahmad Alnsour Julia Meaton
175277
Assessment of Land Use/Cover Change and Urban Expansion of the Central Part of Jordan Using Remote Sensing and GIS
This paper presents the temporal and spatial patterns of land use/cover change and identifies the process of urbanization for the major cities at the central part of Jordan using multi temporal remotely sensed data from 1987 to 2005. Land use/cover statistics revealed that urban/built up areas have increased by 220 km2 over the study period. The output land use/cover maps showed that urban expansion has been associated with loss of agricultural land and urban sprawl. The urban expansion was mainly attributed to the high growth rate, large number of immigrants from neighboring countries and other socio economic changes. These results can provide city planners and decision makers with information about the past and current spatial dynamics of land use/ cover change and strictly urban expansion towards successful management for better planning and environmental monitoring.
Bayan Alsaaideh Ahmad Al-Hanbali Ryutaro Tateishi
157060690
Analysis of the pattern of energy consumptions and its impact on urban environmental sustainability in Jordan: Amman City as a case study
BackgroundThe energy sector plays an important role in the economic growth in Jordan due to the fact that Jordan imports around 97% of its needs from primary energy. The purpose of this study is to explore the pattern of electricity consumption and energy loss to highlight the strengths and weakness of energy efficiency in the context of the urban sustainability of Amman City in Jordan.MethodsThe design of sustainable urban development is based on the urban interdependencies approach, which incorporates the stakeholders to identify and pursue synergies between multiple sectors. This approach includes the identification of the functional sectors, which are related to institutional and behavioral levels in the society, raising the level of institutional performance and improving the quality of urban services. The spatial statistical analysis approach and GIS applied to analyze the consumption pattern of electrical power in the study area.Results and conclusionThere was a considerable increase in the peak domestic consumption, as the peak load reached 3320 MW in 2017 with an annual increment rate of 4.9% Regarding energy efficiency, the value of total electrical energy losses reached 13% in 2017; around 90% of this loss occurred in the electrical distribution stage. Geographical distribution of the household electrical power shows that the east and middle parts of Amman have low consumption levels compared to the west residential parts. The energy consumption pattern has an inverse relation with the population distribution, family size, and building characteristics in the city. This is clearly identified by addressing the downtown region that has the lowest energy consumption and the highest density population, while the western part has the highest energy consumption and low population density. These variations can be referred to as differences in social and economic behaviors of inhabitants in both high density and low density population areas.This analysis reflects the influence of several factors that should be taken into account in energy sustainability strategies. Energy consumption is influenced by the characteristics of households which include building size, household income, total energy cost, and building characteristics (e.g. building design, age, location, and using thermal insulation system for buildings)
Energy, Sustainability and Society
Rami Nabil Dar-Mousa Zeyad Makhamreh
202896313
Bureaucratizing the City: moderated Tribalism, regime security, and Urban Transformation in amman, Jordan
Throughout his reign, King Hussein worked diligently to ensure both the autonomy of Jordan and the security of the Hashemite monarchy. To accomplish this, the Jordanian state attempted to dismantle established systems of tribalism, redirecting allegiance toward the monarchy and its modernization efforts. While presented as progress, modernization reinforced Hussein's authoritarian regime through the mechanism of royal patronage, creating a neopatrimonial system that thrived off the allegiance of a co opted, pro monarchy tribal elite. Key to this effort were bureaucratic systems, such as the Greater Amman Municipality, which limited the reach of the tribes and their elite by dismantling the village councils that had previously controlled development in and around the city. Additionally, the 1988 Master Plan for Amman proposed a new satellite city as the prototype for a modern way of life outside the network of tribal communalism. Though ultimately short lived, this period of modernist planning had an important impact on the territory of the city, and on traditional forms of development authority that persist today.
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Impacts of Large Scale Stormwater Green Infrastructure Implementation and Climate Variability on Receiving Water Response in the Salt Lake City Area
This study evaluated impacts of Green Infrastructure (GI) as a stormwater management practice on return flows and the further Implications of climate variability. The goal was to create a model to explore the impacts that bioretention and Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) representing GI had using goldsim and Stormwater Management Modeling (SWMM) software. The software was used to represent impacts that climate variability individually and combined, may have on downstream stakeholders and receiving water systems in Salt Lake city, Utah, USA. Primary stakeholders included downstream water rights users, Farmington Bay waterfowl management area and the migratory birds that rely on Farmington Bay and the advocates that represent them. The steps to reach this goal were broken down incrementally to: (1) Characterize daily inflows to Farmington Bay, (2) Provide daily inflows from natural and urban runoff to the Jordan river, (3) Create a daily water balance model of Farmington Bay, (4) Demonstrate the model with and without stormwater GI and climate variability scenarios and (5) Determine trends of inflow to the Jordan River, duck clubs and Farmington Bay under various scenarios. The simulation results demonstrated that bioretention and RWH individually and combined had minimal impact on downstream water users, Jordan River flows and ultimately Farmington Bay water levels. Bioretention reduced the flow in the Jordan River minimally, with reductions primarily during peak flow. RWH actually kept more water in the natural system on average because less water was needed from the water treatment facilities when outdoor irrigation was supplemented with rainwater. The user reliability did not differ for any of the bioretention and RWH scenarios. The climate variability scenario had the greatest impact to Jordan River flows, Farmington Bay water levels and user reliability. When analyzed without GI implementation, the climate variability induced reduction in tributary flows and precipitation led to an average decrease of 11% in the Jordan River streamflow when compared to average baseline scenario over a 25 year simulation. The user reliability decreased by 5% and most importantly there was found to be an average of 36% decrease in the water levels in Farmington Bay. The resultant of the decrease in Farmington Bay water level is a loss of up to 61 square kilometers (15,000 acres) of open bay that would impact bird habitat, brine shrimp grounds, recreationalists, bird watchers, hunters and more. For this case study the implications of climate variability on the water system are much greater than implementing GI.
C S E P Donald M York Erfan Goharian Steven J Burian
26162113
Indoor Radon Concentrations and Effective Dose Estimation in Dwellings of As Salt Region in Jordan
Radon concentrations were measured using passive dosimeters, SSNTD CR 39 in As Salt city and its surrounding. 300 dosimeters were distributed over the study area dwellings according to the fraction of the population
M M Ya qoub Ibrahim Fahed Al-Hamarneh M M Al-Kofahi