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Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 12(3A), pp. 1958 - 1968
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2024.121304
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A Plan to Revitalise the Historic Railway Urban Environment, the Case of the Hejaz Railway in Amman City in Jordan
Firas M. Sharaf *
Department of Architecture, School of Engineering, The University of Jordan, Jordan
ABSTRACT
This study explores the characteristics of the urban corridor of the historical Hejaz Railway route HHRR in Amman city. It suggests a plan to investigate the urban environment of the Hejaz Railway, how it affects the localities it passes through and what development options it can offer to local communities and the railway urban environment. The methodology uses descriptive and analytical approaches to survey and analyze data to identify and evaluate urban conditions. A visual survey and maps are prepared to study the urban corridor of the railway line. The maps include land use, solid and void, road drainage, and railroad crossing maps, in addition to a survey of social and economic conditions. The results reveal negative effects coming from the neighborhood, such as violations and transgressions on the railway line, lack of oversight, and weak awareness of the developmental role that the railway can play in improving the railway environment. This study seeks to direct the awareness of the problem before local and national government institutions responsible for HHRR. Locations in the rail corridor with positive visual and historical qualities and development opportunities are investigated using Space Syntax and UCL Depth Map Software. One of the challenges of studying the urban corridor of the Hejaz Railway in the city of Amman is the different administrative districts of the city through which the railway passes, as each district has its own land use plan and is not linked to neighboring land use plans. Therefore, it was necessary to prepare a land use map that combines maps of all districts along the urban railway line from Amman Station to Al Qasr Station. According to analysis using Space Syntax Software and UCL Depth Maps, there are significant sites along the study railway route for development and investment to be part of the tourism infrastructure and to create employment opportunities for local communities in order to help bring about sustainable and resilient changes to boost the local economy and improve the urban railway environment.
KEYWORDS
Hejaz Railway, Railway Urban Development, Space Syntax Software, UCL Depth Map, Amman, Jordan
Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Firas M. Sharaf , "A Plan to Revitalise the Historic Railway Urban Environment, the Case of the Hejaz Railway in Amman City in Jordan," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 12, No. 3A, pp. 1958 - 1968, 2024. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2024.121304.
(b). APA Format:
Firas M. Sharaf (2024). A Plan to Revitalise the Historic Railway Urban Environment, the Case of the Hejaz Railway in Amman City in Jordan. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 12(3A), 1958 - 1968. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2024.121304.