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Impact Of Housing Development And Downtown Revitalization In Irbid, Jordan

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  • Dana A. AL-LAFI

    (School of Architecture and Built Environment, German Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan)

  • Raed AL-TAL

    (School of Architecture and Built Environment, German Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan)

  • Majd AL-HOMOUD

    (School of Architecture and Built Environment, German Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan)

Abstract

This research examines the impacts of housing development on the revitalization of downtown Irbid, the second-largest city in Jordan. It establishes an appropriate standing point to understand why it is important to consider housing supply and demand in reviving downtowns. The existing situation in downtown Irbid shows that the area lacks overnight occupancy, weekends, and vacations, causing the appearance of crime scenes, nodes of social problems, and absence of the sense of belonging. Data in this study were collected based on qualitative and quantitative research methods. Qualitative data were collected from face-to-face interviews through purposeful sampling. Quantitative data were collected via a survey conducted for a simple random sample of people living in or used to live in Irbid in general and downtown Irbid specifically, using a web-based electronic data collection. The results indicated that reusing existing vacant buildings and upper floors for tourists' and students' housing will improve the downtown housing market and attract people to live in the area. This study is a start to spot the light on improving the downtowns of Jordan's city through housing development as this approach received little attention on the practical side.

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  • Dana A. AL-LAFI & Raed AL-TAL & Majd AL-HOMOUD, 2023. "Impact Of Housing Development And Downtown Revitalization In Irbid, Jordan," Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 18(3), pages 27-49, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:terumm:v:18:y:2023:i:3:p:27-49
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