2. Contents
CONTEXT – THE METROPOLITAN GROWTH PLAN
Our Vision
Master Plan Program
Growth Projections
Conceptual Metropolitan Growth Plan
AIRPORT CORRIDOR PLAN
Planning and Development Principles
Corridor + Area Plans
INTERIM RURAL RESIDENTIAL POLICY
Rural Residential Centres
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5. HM King Abdullah II’s Vision
“To achieve the optimum balance of healthy growth and quality living,
flourishing expansion and organized districts, 21st century
conveniences and traditional character, we must embark on a serious
and comprehensive project of city planning for Amman”
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6. A New Metropolitan Amman
2006: 680 sq. km.
2007: 1,680 sq. km.
Old Boundaries
New Additions
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8. Our Master Plan Program
June 2006 Feb 2007
Interim Growth Strategy
High-Density Mixed-Use Areas
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9. Our Master Plan Program
June 2006 Feb 2007 June 2007
Corridor Intensification Strategy
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10. Our Master Plan Program
June 2006 Feb 2007 June 2007 Aug 2007
Industrial Lands Policy
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11. Our Master Plan Program
June 2006 Feb 2007 June 2007 Oct 2007 Dec 2007
Airport Road
Rural Residential Policy
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12. Our Master Plan Program
June 2006 Feb 2007 June 2007 Oct 2007 Dec 2007
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13. Our Master Plan Program
June 2006 Feb 2007 June 2007 Aug 2007 Dec 2007 Dec 2008
Sub-Area Master Plans
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17. Growth Projections
Housing Demand (by Household)
Current Housing Demand* 400,000
Total Number of Current Available Housing Units ** 500,000
Projected Number of Households in 2025 1,320,000
New Housing Units Needed by 2025 915,000 - 1,300,000
Villa ; 1.4% Dar ; 9.9%
* Projected Household size is 4.5 Apartment;
** Assuming 20% vacancy rate 88.7%
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18. Growth Projections
These investment figures will be translated into a demand for land which we
will use to plan our city’s needs in each sector.
For example, for Industrial Land use we need 3.38 dunums of land for every
1 million JDs of investment on average. Meaning that by 2025 we will need
a total of 18,336 dunums of industrial land in the city.
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19. Amman 2025: Alternative Scenarios
Urban Envelope
Prime Agricultural
Land Impacted
GAM’s Area
Preferred
Intensification +
Status Quo – Intensification +
Densification +
Expansion Only Expansion
Expansion
Density
(people/donum) 5 10 15
Urban Envelope
(sq. km.) 840 340 120
Prime Agricultural Land
Impacted (sq. km.)
474 225 96
Cost of New Road
Infrastructure (Billion JD) 3.5 1.5 1.0
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21. Metropolitan Growth Plan: Smart Growth Principles
Plan for “Complete Communities” that provide residents with a full
range of urban amenities – parks, schools, clinics, cultural centres –
as well as good accessibility to employment, shopping and
recreational facilities
Encourage compact urban growth in order to make the best use of
existing services, promote increased transit use, improve pedestrian
accessibility, and improve affordability both to GAM and and its
residents
Direct growth to both existing built-up areas – in order to make the
best use of existing services – as well as to designated new
“greenfields” areas - located close to the Urban Core
Promote mixed-use in general, and a healthy mix of residential and
employment uses in particular, in order to foster a diverse economy
and to limit commuter times
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22. Metropolitan Growth Plan: Smart Growth Principles
Promote clear distinctions between urban, suburban, and rural
communities in order to protect valuable environmental and
agricultural lands and to support traditional lifestyles and tribal
culture
Promote public transit - and develop a transportation system that
offers residents transportation choices for going shopping, going to
work, taking time off to relax or play, and getting back home again
Create a connected “Natural Heritage System” that protects and
connects important environmental features - forests, wadis,
highlands, deserts, and water aquifers - at the same time that it
accommodates a network of public walking trails throughout the City
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26. Conceptual Metropolitan Growth Plan for Greater Amman
Interim Growth Strategy
Area A Area B Area C
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27. Conceptual Metropolitan Growth Plan for Greater Amman
Corridor Intensification Strategy
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28. Conceptual Metropolitan Growth Plan for Greater Amman
Industrial Lands Policy
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29. Conceptual Metropolitan Growth Plan for Greater Amman
Airport Corridor Plan
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30. Conceptual Metropolitan Growth Plan for Greater Amman
Interim Rural Residential Policy
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33. Rural Challenge and Objectives
GAM is currently facing a number of existing, approved but not yet built,
and pending residential development applications in its urban fringe and
rural areas
GAM’s objective is to guide new development in it’s rural areas in a
manner that:
conserves rural landscape
ensures efficient infrastructure and transportation services, and
provides for a range of lifestyles and development options.
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34. Rural Residential Policy: Strategy
GAM’s strategy for the Rural
Residential Plan is to:
Locate potential “rural” growth areas
near existing villages and intensive
subdivisions
Designate Rural Growth Centers and
cluster future development around them
Blend the developments into the
landscape, retaining unique features
within the designated areas
Plots less than 1 dunum
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35. Existing Context: Population
Existing Population living in the Expansion Area is 190,000
This population would grow by an additional 1,000,000 people to 2025
Current demand for new residential developments would house another
150,000 people
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37. Existing Conditions: Cities
Cities: Amman, Zarqa, Salt, Madaba, Jeezah
Zarqa
Primary Growth Centers in Metro Growth
Salt Strategy (MGS)
Accommodate intense urban development
Amman
Sahab
Madaba
City
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38. Existing Conditions: Towns
Zarqa
Towns: Al Mouwaqer, Al Jeezah, Marj Al Hamam,
Salt Na’our
Secondary Growth Center in MGS
Offers most urban amenities
Amman
Sahab
Madaba
Town
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39. Existing Conditions: Villages
Villages: Um Rumana, Nquira, Manja, Jalluwl, etc
Rural settlement (select growth centers in
Salt Zarqa MGS)
Limited amenities
Focus of Interim Rural Residential Policy
Amman
Sahab
Madaba
Village
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40. Existing Conditions: Tajamoat
Tajamoat (settlements)
Lacking defined settlement pattern (requires
Salt Zarqa rationalization within MGS)
Amman
Tjamoat (setlement)
Sahab
Madaba
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41. Existing Conditions: Mashro’ Esskane
Mashro’ Esskane
(Housing Project)
Salt Zarqa Development industry subdivisions
(requires rationalization within MGS)
Amman
Sahab
Madaba
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42. Existing Conditions: Zoned Areas - Expansion
Zoned Areas in the Expansion
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43. Existing Conditions: Development Applications
Approved Development
Pending Applications
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45. Rural Growth Centres: Criteria For Evaluation and
Selection
Proximity to Existing Centers
Ability to Accommodate Growth and a Mix of Development Types
Land Use Compatibility with Surrounding Areas
Rural Qualities (Landscape Variety)
Access to Existing or Nearby Servicing
Access to Transportation and Transit
Potential to Live and Work within the Same Community or Nearby
Protection of Sensitive Environmental Areas, including Agricultural
Protection of Cultural + Tribal Lands and Way-Of-Life
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46. Proposed Rural Residential Growth Centres
Al Bahath
Na’our
Al-Kutayfa
Um Rumana
- Jalluwl
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63. Existing Conditions: Na’our Area
Total Population Today
Village
Naour 15,351
Um Al-Asaker 649
Belaas 511
Subtotal 16,511
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69. Al Bahath
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70. Existing Conditions: Al Bahath Area
Total Population Today
Village
Al-Rajaha 563
Al Dabba 339
Subtotal 902
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72. Existing Conditions: Al Bahath Area
Existing Zoning Parcel + Built Area
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73. Existing Conditions: Al Bahath Area
Applications +
Approved
Development
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74. Existing Conditions: Al Bahath Area
Natural Heritage +
Cultural Heritage +
Existing Agriculture
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75. Al Bahath Rural Growth Centre
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76. Next Steps
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77. Next Steps
Airport Corridor Plan + Rural Growth Centres
Public Comment Period (60 days)
Local Servicing and Transportation Plans + Staging
Final Zoning Plans
Development Fees
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Public Review and Comment Period (60 Day)
Master Servicing and Transportation Plans + Staging
Final Metro Growth Strategy
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