“Ever-growing Amman”, Jordan: Urban expansion, social polarisation and contemporary urban planning issues

Potter, Robert B.; Darmame, Khadija; Barham, Nasim; Nortcliff, Stephen

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2008.05.005

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“…The first wave occurred in 1948 from Palestine, the second in 1976 after the so-called "Six Day War", and the last in 1991 due to the Gulf War. The latter brought back to the country approximately 450,000 people (representing nearly 15% increase in the population) over the short period of few months [21]. Beside an average natural population growth rate of 2.4% estimated during the period from 1999 to 2009 [22], there has been 450,000 to 500,000 of Iraqis entered Jordan after the second Gulf War in 2003 [23].…”

Section: Solid Wastes In Jordanmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using GIS-Based Weighted Linear Combination Analysis and Remote Sensing Techniques to Select Optimum Solid Waste Disposal Sites within Mafraq City, Jordan

Al-Hanbali¹,

Alsaaideh²,

Kondoh³

2011

JGIS

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Landfill siting was determined within Mafraq City, Jordan, through the integration of geographic information system (GIS), weighted linear combination (WLC) analysis, and remote sensing techniques. Several parameters were collected from various sources in vector and raster GIS formats, and then, used within the GIS-based WLC analysis to select optimum solid waste disposal sites. Namely, urban areas, agricultural lands, access roads, surface aquifers, groundwater table, fault system, water wells, streams, and land slope were considered in this research. Also, the trend of urban expansion within the study area was monitored using the Landsat data of 1989, 1999, and 2009 to support the selection process of disposal sites. It is found that about 84% of the study area was within "most suitable" to "moderately suitable" classes for landfill sites, while the rest of the study area was within "poorly suitable" and "unsuitable" classes. Based on the analysis of Landsat satellite data the urban area was expanded of more than 240% during the last three decades, mainly toward south, and southwest, except the villages near the existing disposal site, where the trend was toward east and northeast. Finally, three sites were suggested as alternatives to the existing disposal site taking into the consideration the environmental, biophysical, and economical variables applied in the GIS-based WLC analysis.

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Section: Solid Wastes In Jordanmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using GIS-Based Weighted Linear Combination Analysis and Remote Sensing Techniques to Select Optimum Solid Waste Disposal Sites within Mafraq City, Jordan

Al-Hanbali¹,

Alsaaideh²,

Kondoh³

2011

JGIS

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“…Disposal of liquid waste is not uncommon in landfills in arid areas. Jordan, as an example for the semi-arid and arid regions, has seen a large increase in population during the past five decades as a result of population growth and forced migrations [7]. Accompanied of this increase, economical and cultural development has improved the standard of living and changed consumer habits in the community, resulting in a clear increase in the volume of waste.…”

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Environmental Impact of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills in Semi-Arid Climates - Case Study – Jordan

Aljaradin¹

2012

TOWMJ

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Abstract:Landfilling is the most commonly used method for solid waste disposal in Jordan. It is an important source of pollution, which can be displayed through analysis of data for climatic conditions, hydrology and geology of the country. The migration of gas and leachate from the landfill body into the surrounding environment present a serious environmental concern, which include groundwater pollution, air pollution with impact on climate through methane emission and potential health hazards. This paper presents an overview of these environmental concerns from landfilling practices and their adverse environmental effects. In this paper, a number of remedial measures needed to minimize these environmental and socio-economic effects are suggested, with in total ten long term and eight short term measures for improving of the solid waste management system of Jordan.

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“…The size of the city highlights its relevance for Jordan's overall water system. Amman has grown rapidly from a population of just 2000-3000 about a century ago, putting strains on infrastructure development and leading to social disparities [26]. Geographically, the high-income districts of Amman are situated in western and northern parts of the city, whereas low-income households as well as refugees are concentrated more in the eastern parts of the city and in the city center [26].…”

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Modeling Residential Water Consumption in Amman: The Role of Intermittency, Storage, and Pricing for Piped and Tanker Water

Klassert

Sigel

Gawel

et al. 2015

Water

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Abstract:Jordan faces an archetypal combination of high water scarcity, with a per capita water availability of around 150 m 3 per year significantly below the absolute scarcity threshold of 500 m 3 , and strong population growth, especially due to the Syrian refugee crisis. A transition to more sustainable water consumption patterns will likely require Jordan's water authorities to rely more strongly on water demand management in the future. We conduct a case study of the effects of pricing policies, using an agent-based model of household water consumption in Jordan's capital Amman, in order to analyze the distribution of burdens imposed by demand-side policies across society. Amman's households face highly intermittent piped water supply, leading them to supplement it with water from storage tanks and informal private tanker operators. Using a detailed data set of the distribution of supply durations across Amman, our model can derive the demand for additional tanker water. We find that integrating these different supply sources into our model causes demand-side policies to have strongly heterogeneous effects across districts and income groups. This highlights the importance of a disaggregated perspective on water policy impacts in order to identify and potentially mitigate excessive burdens. OPEN ACCESSWater 2015, 7 3644

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“Ever-growing Amman”, Jordan: Urban expansion, social polarisation and contemporary urban planning issues

Cited by 78 publications

References 3 publications

Using GIS-Based Weighted Linear Combination Analysis and Remote Sensing Techniques to Select Optimum Solid Waste Disposal Sites within Mafraq City, Jordan

Using GIS-Based Weighted Linear Combination Analysis and Remote Sensing Techniques to Select Optimum Solid Waste Disposal Sites within Mafraq City, Jordan

Environmental Impact of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills in Semi-Arid Climates - Case Study – Jordan

Modeling Residential Water Consumption in Amman: The Role of Intermittency, Storage, and Pricing for Piped and Tanker Water

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