Assessment of the Role of Decentralization Councils in Sustainable Urban Development in Jordanian Cities

Green Building & Construction Economics Pub Date : 2023-05-24 DOI:10.37256/gbce.4120232227

Narjis Mohammad Al Omush, Shaher Moh'd Rababeh, Safa A. Al Husban

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Decentralization has become one of the most significant issues in urban planning. In Jordan, the decentralization law was established in 2015 and implemented in 2017. However, various reports indicated that the role of the decentralization councils in sustainable urban development in Jordan is still unclear. This study aimed to investigate the role of decentralization councils in sustainable urban development in Jordanian cities by examining and exploring the development of open spaces and projects in three cities (Al-Mafraq, Al-Zarqa, and Al-Karak) after establishing the decentralization councils. A mixed-methods approach was followed, both qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative data was collected through a literature review and semi-structured interviews with experts, chairpersons, and members of decentralization councils for each city and analyzed by content analysis. The quantitative data were collected by a questionnaire distributed to 200 citizens in each of the three cities and official records obtained from the decentralization councils. They were then analyzed statistically. The study results indicated that the role of the decentralization councils for sustainable urban development in Jordan is low, with minimal contribution to developing open spaces and projects. Additionally, this research found that the barriers to the role of the decentralization councils were related to various factors, including defects in the law itself, a lack of support from the government, and the council members’ lack of knowledge of sustainable urban development. Various recommendations were provided, such as modifying the decentralization law and its implementation to be more efficient in sustainable urban planning and increasing the budget for developing public spaces and projects in all Jordanian cities. Finally, the author calls for further research regarding the role of decentralization councils in developing urban areas in and out of Jordan.

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评价权力下放委员会在约旦城市可持续城市发展中的作用

分散已成为城市规划中最重要的问题之一。在约旦，权力下放法于2015年制定，并于2017年实施。但是，各种报告指出，权力下放理事会在约旦可持续城市发展方面的作用仍然不清楚。本研究旨在通过考察和探索三个城市(Al-Mafraq、Al-Zarqa和Al-Karak)在建立分权委员会后开放空间和项目的发展，探讨分权委员会在约旦城市可持续发展中的作用。采用了定性和定量的混合方法。定性数据通过文献综述和对各城市分权委员会专家、主席和成员的半结构化访谈收集，并通过内容分析进行分析。数量数据是通过向三个城市每一个城市的200名公民分发一份调查表和从权力下放委员会获得的正式记录收集的。然后对它们进行统计分析。研究结果表明，权力下放理事会在约旦可持续城市发展方面的作用很低，对发展开放空间和项目的贡献很小。此外，本研究发现，分权委员会发挥作用的障碍与法律本身的缺陷、政府支持的缺乏、委员会成员对城市可持续发展的认识不足等因素有关。提出了各种建议，例如修改权力下放法及其执行，以便更有效地进行可持续的城市规划，并增加在所有约旦城市发展公共空间和项目的预算。最后，作者呼吁进一步研究权力下放委员会在约旦境内外发展城市地区方面的作用。

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