Changing administrative regions in Jordan : regional development strategy or distraction?
Administrative division ; Development strategy ; Jordan ; Regional development ; Regional disparities ; Spatial organization ; Spatial structure ; Urban network
This article analyzes Jordan as an example of a regional readjustment procedure with high objectives. The efforts to create more efficient administrative regions has diverted attention from the need for decentralization and the development
Morphotectonics indices of the Dead Sea transform, Jordan
Dead Sea ; Index ; Jordan ; Mountain ; Regional geology ; Structural geomorphology ; Tectonics ; Valley
Two morphotectonic indices (i.e. mountain front sinuosity (Smf) and valley-floor width to heigh ratio (Vf) were measured along the eastern margin of the Dead Sea and the Jordan Valley. The subdivision was based on the continuity and trend
The determinants of the likelihood of recent home purchasers actually obtaining a loan form a formal finance institution in Jordan. A comparison between purchasers in rural and urban areas. - (SGA)
Slope form and associations with ground boulder cover in arid environments, northeast Jordan
Arid area ; Grain size distribution ; Jordan ; Regression analysis ; Sediment transport ; Slope ; Slope dynamics ; Spatial variation
site is located in northeast Jordan, an arid landscape, characterised by a late Tertiary to early Quaternary basalt plateau, spreading across the foot-slopes of the Druz Mountains.
Morphotectonic indices of the Eastern Wadi Araba (Dead Sea Rift, Jordan)
Dead Sea ; Fault ; Index ; Jordan ; Rift ; Structural geomorphology ; Tectonics ; Transforming fault
Two morphotectonic indices (mountain front sinuosity, valley width to height ratio) were measured along the eastern rim of Wadi Araba, which represents the southern segment of the Dead Sea transform in Jordan. The area can be divided into three
Fluvial adjustment of the Lower Jordan River to a drop in the Dead Sea level
Asia ; Channel geometry ; Dead Sea ; Downcutting ; Israel ; Jordan ; Longitudinal section ; Meander ; River bed ; Sea level ; Southwest Asia ; Stream
This paper examines the effects of base level lowering on the channel morphology of the southern end of the Lower Jordan River. The recent chronology and rate of channel changes through the lower reach of the river caused by the lowering of the base
Biofilms and case hardening on sandstones from Al-Quwayra, Jordan
Arid area ; Biogenic process ; Electron microscope ; Geochemistry ; Inselberg ; Jordan ; Micromorphology ; Rock ; Sandstone ; Taffoni
The aims of this paper are to contribute to the understanding of the origin and role of case hardening through an examination of the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of case hardening from 4 inselberg sites near Wadi Rum, Jordan
Geology, geomorphology, hydrology, groundwater and physical resources of the desertified Badia environment in Jordan
Arid area ; Environmental management ; Geomorphology ; Groundwater ; Hydrology ; Jordan ; Soil ; Soil erosion ; Sustainable development ; Vegetation ; Water resources
This paper summarizes the information on the geomorpphology and physical resources component of the Jordan Badia Research and Development Programme. The research focuses on the issue of the environment in arids lands and aims to provide practical
options for sustainable development with special emphasis on the Safawi area in the Northern Jordan Badia: geomorphology including landform, processes and hazards, geology and physical resources, hydrology, surface water and water engineering, groundwater