Honors Theses
Date of Award
Spring 5-2-2021
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Croft Institute for International Studies
First Advisor
Vivian Ibrahim
Second Advisor
Emily Fransee
Third Advisor
Louis Zachos
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Amman, the capital of Jordan, faces an impending infrastructure crisis. The city is plagued by water shortages, a lack of affordable housing, extreme traffic congestion, and dwindling open space. Over the past seventy-five years, several urban planning commissions have attempted to address these issues through policy change and other municipal directives. These plans help illustrate the different forces at play in constructing the city—whether they be the residents themselves, city officials, or international consultants. All the plans use neighborhoods as a primary metric for measuring need and organizing development. Likewise, all the plans focus on the importance of green and open space within those neighborhoods. Despite the work and resources devoted to urban plans, a gap remains between the vision expressed in these documents and the physical reality of the city. This research explores the relationship between top-down and bottom-up forces on the city’s urban identity through a GIS-led analysis.
Recommended Citation
Lawson, Ella, "A City Divided: A GIS-Informed Study of Urban Planning in Amman, Jordan" (2021). Honors Theses. 1819.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/1819
Accessibility Status
Searchable text
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Included in
Geographic Information Sciences Commons, Human Geography Commons, Islamic World and Near East History Commons, Near and Middle Eastern Studies Commons, Urban, Community and Regional Planning Commons