The Urban planning Policy in the Middle Eastern City through History: the case of Irbid, Jordan

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Área temática: 02 Integridad funcional de los paisajes urbanos históricos
Fecha de recepción: 15/11/2008

AUTORES (* Autor principal)

S. SHUNNAQ, Mohammed * (Jordania) - Yarmouk University

ABSTRACT

This Paper will explores the internal structure of Irbid city, the third largest city in Jordan. The paper employs a combined approach in its analysis from human ecology and ethnographic analysis, the theoretical frame of the paper, argues that changes occurring at the societal level are reflected at the division of parcels in the city.

The paper explores the context of planning development of Irbid, the third largest city in Jordan. The city has a long historical background; the habitation of its site started in the the second millennium. Irbid was then called Arabila and it was one of the ten cities of the Roman Decapolis.
The paper analysis the decision-making policies pertaining to the land-planning of Irbid city and also attempts to expose the hidden local policies behind each decision. The approach employed is a combination of social area analysis and anthropological and ethnographic analysis in exploring the use of space and place in Irbid city and how the use of space reflects on both the local community and decision-makers who organize land for personal benefits. The vast changes that occur in Irbid city in particular areas and the great growth that is displayed in others show that the rapid transformation of certain areas has been studied carefully and is welcomed by some.

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