Joint Urban Planning for the North West of Jenin (Al-Yamun)
Date
2018-05
Authors
Qasarwi, Ahmad
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Abstract
The aim of the research is to study the concepts of physical development
and joint planning, and to address them historically since the beginning oftheir emergence in the scientific community, And its evolution over time to
include new meanings and practices that have evolved with the
development of the science and career of urban planning, then the
research has touched on the history and evolution of planning in Palestine,even the emergence of joint planning in its present sense, highlighting its
importance and clarifying the most important obstacles to this type of
planning and others in general. Al-Yamoun area (north-west of Jenin
governorate) was selected for the graduation project, it includes eleven
towns and villages with a population of 58027 inhabitants in 2017. The
region suffers from many problems and in all sectors, the most important
of which are: poor infrastructure and basic services, weak investment and
lack of employment opportunities within the region, environmental
pollution, neglect of archaeological and historical areas and absence of
individual or joint physical plans. However, it has a lot of potential and
opportunities that can be exploited for the economic, social and physical
advancement of the region, where the region covers large areas of land
varies between the plain, the mountain and the valley, which are exploitedin irrigated and irrigation agriculture by orchards, the most important of
which are olive trees. It has many archaeological sites and ruins, natural
manifestations such as valleys, springs, biodiversity areas, natural heritage
and scenic landscapes. There are also some industrial, artisanal and
commercial activities scattered in the region. The project is aimed at
preparing a blueprint for urban development in the region that regulates
land use, provides public services according to specific criteria and
enhances the opportunities economic, social and environmental
advancement in the region, and attention to specific sectors, including
tourism, to form a future scenario for comprehensive urban development
in the region for the next 16 years. The main recommendations and
findings of the project were to strengthen the town of Yamoun as a local
service center and to provide non-existent services to reinforce this trend
including a general and specialized hospital, an industrial school, and a
commercial and industrial craft zones. And make the village of Rummaneha neighboring service center, so we proposed a number of service projects
to support this trend.