Amman (City of Waters); Policy, Land Use, and Character Changes
Amman (City of Waters); Policy, Land Use, and Character Changes
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DOI：
10.3390/land8120195
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发表时间：
2019-12-01
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影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Abuhassan, Lama B.
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作者：
Gharaibeh, Anne A.;Al Zu'bi, Esra'a M.;Abuhassan, Lama B.
约旦的安曼作为“沃茨”的特点--指的是其已知河流中流动的丰富的水--已经消失了，因为市政政策在20世纪60年代覆盖了河流，逐渐改变了生态特征。本文追溯和探讨了河流覆盖政策对城市特征、形态和土地利用变化的影响。其目的是了解一个工程解决问题的政策如何改变物理和感知因素，并影响城市的性格。它还探讨了未来对扭转非自然友好条件的态度。这些方法依赖于监测航空照片和市政档案中土地使用图的形态变化，与目睹变化的老年人进行访谈，与利益攸关方进行一对一的问卷调查，以及与居民和游客进行在线问卷调查。结果表明，覆盖溪流正在剥夺城市的历史/生态特征。该政策未能促进富裕的商业，减轻洪水的影响，或减少中央商务区（CBD）的交通拥堵。大多数年龄段的人认为这条小溪可以改善形象和经济，尽管他们没有意识到它的历史存在。总之，工程问题的解决不应该仅仅停留在决策者（技术官僚）的手中，而应该与公众，可持续性专家和生态学家一起考虑。
The character of Amman, Jordan, as the "City of Waters"-referring to the abundance of water flowing in its known stream-has faded away because of the municipal policy to cover the stream in the 1960s which gradually changed the ecological character. This paper traces and explores the impacts of stream-coverage policy on the city character, morphology and land use changes. The purpose is to understand how an engineered problem-solving policy changed physical and perceptive factors and affected the character of the city. It also explores future attitudes towards reversing the non-nature-friendly conditions. The methods depend upon monitoring morphological changes in aerial photographs and in land use maps from municipality archives, conducting interviews with the elderly who witnessed change, one-to-one questionnaires with stakeholders and online questionnaires with residents and visitors. The results show that covering the stream is depriving the city of its historical/ecological character. The policy failed to promote affluent business, to mitigate flood impacts, or to decrease traffic congestion in the Central Business District (CBD). Most age groups believe the stream can improve the image and economy, despite the fact of their unawareness of its historical presence. In conclusion, engineered problem-solving should not stay in the hands of decision makers (technocrats) alone, but rather be considered with the public, sustainable character experts, and ecologists.