An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

Analysis of economic and social environment of Amman city

Article info

2018-09-10
2018-11-12
1081 - 1108

Keywords

  • Social
  • factor
  • Analysis;
  • &
  • Economic
  • Structure;
  • Internal
  • Amman.
  • Ecology;

Abstract

The study aimed at analyzing the variation in the economic and social characteristics of population in Amman city at the neighborhoods' level, according to the population and housing data based on the population census of 2015. The study also seeks to compare the characteristics of the economic and social ecology of Amman city based on the population census data of 1979 and 2015. To achieve this aim, (38) variables representing the demographic, social and economic characteristics of the population in Amman city were used at the neighborhood's level of the (169) neighborhoods of the city. The study used the Rotated Principal Component Analysis of Factor Analysis method using SPSS program, to define the main factors that explain the spatial variance in the characteristics of the economic and social ecology of Amman city. The results showed that there are two factors contribute in the variance between neighborhoods in Amman City. The first factor, the social factor, explained (56, 8%), while the second factor which called the economic factor Explained (28, 7%) of the variance in the data matrix. The study suggests a room for future research to study the Determinants of the establishment of the neighborhoods in Amman city and to develop a model that has been followed by neighborhoods in its development between past and present.

Recommended Citation

Dagarah, A., Barham, N., & Khawaldah, H. (2020). Analysis of economic and social environment of Amman city. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 34(6), 1081–1108. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-034-006-006
[1]A. Dagarah, N. Barham, and H. Khawaldah, “Analysis of economic and social environment of Amman city,” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 1081–1108, Jun. 2020, doi: 10.35552/0247-034-006-006.
Dagarah, Arij, et al. “Analysis of Economic and Social Environment of Amman City.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 34, no. 6, June 2020, pp. 1081–108. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-034-006-006.
1.Dagarah A, Barham N, Khawaldah H. Analysis of economic and social environment of Amman city. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2020 Jun;34(6):1081–108. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247-034-006-006
Dagarah, Arij, Nasim Barham, and Hamzah Khawaldah. “Analysis of Economic and Social Environment of Amman City.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 34, no. 6 (June 2020): 1081–1108. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-034-006-006.

تحليل البيئة الاقتصادية والاجتماعية لمدينة عمان

معلومات المقال

2018-09-10
2018-11-12
1081 - 1108

الكلمات الإفتتاحية

  • Social
  • factor
  • Analysis;
  • &
  • Economic
  • Structure;
  • Internal
  • Amman.
  • Ecology;

الملخص

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى تحليل التباين في الخصائص الاجتماعية والاقتصادية للسكان في مدينة عمّان على مستوى الأحياء، وفقاً لبيانات السكان والمساكن في التعداد السكاني لعام 2015، ومعرفة التحولات التي مرت بها المدينه خلال العقود الأخيرة من خلال المقارنة مع بيانات التعداد العام للسكان والمساكن لعام 1979. وقد استخدمت الدراسة (38) متغيراً تمثل الخصائص الديموغرافية والاجتماعية والاقتصادية لسكان مدينة عمّان على مستوى الأحياء البالغ عددها (169) حياً، وفقاً لبيانات التعداد السكاني لعام 2015. واستخدمت الدراسة أسلوب التحليل العاملي لتحديد العوامل المفسرة للتباين المكاني لخصائص السكان داخل المدينة، بالاعتماد على برنامج (SPSS). وقد بينت النتائج وجود عاملين ساهما في تباين الأحياء في مدينة عمّان من النواحي الاقتصادية والاجتماعية، فسر العامل الأول الذي أطلق عليه العامل الاجتماعي نسبة (56.8%)، وفسر العامل الثاني الذي سمي العامل الاقتصادي نسبة (28.7%). واوصت الدراسة بتوجيه الباحثين نحو دراسة محدّدات نشأة الأحياء في مدينة عمّان، ومحاولة الخروج بنموذج سارت عليه الأحياء في نموها وتطورها ما بين الماضي والحاضر.

Recommended Citation

Dagarah, A., Barham, N., & Khawaldah, H. (2020). Analysis of economic and social environment of Amman city. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 34(6), 1081–1108. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-034-006-006
[1]A. Dagarah, N. Barham, and H. Khawaldah, “Analysis of economic and social environment of Amman city,” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 1081–1108, Jun. 2020, doi: 10.35552/0247-034-006-006.
Dagarah, Arij, et al. “Analysis of Economic and Social Environment of Amman City.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 34, no. 6, June 2020, pp. 1081–108. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-034-006-006.
1.Dagarah A, Barham N, Khawaldah H. Analysis of economic and social environment of Amman city. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2020 Jun;34(6):1081–108. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247-034-006-006
Dagarah, Arij, Nasim Barham, and Hamzah Khawaldah. “Analysis of Economic and Social Environment of Amman City.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 34, no. 6 (June 2020): 1081–1108. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-034-006-006.

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