Research
The Impact of High Population Density on the Built Environment and the Behavior of Individuals in Amman
When thinking of high density, one of the most important issues is how we perceive it and how it affects us, the users of high density environments. The built environment affects directly personal relationships and neighborhood relations, while spatial configuration is an important factor in determining satisfaction of residents. Also, the experience of living in high density environments is much more complex than living in lower density environments. Thus, I believe that understanding the relationship between people and the built environment and the way in which high density affects human behavior and social relations is particularly important for designing and constructing new high-density residential environments. Amman the primate capital city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan currently has a population in excess of 2 million, but in 1924 it consisted of little more than a collection of dwellings and some 2000–3000 inhabitants. The present paper sets out to document and explain the phenomenal expansion of ‘‘ever-growing Amman’’ Through research will review the impact of population density on the built environment and the behavior of individuals through the study of two areas in the city of Amman in different population density and ask some design solutions after comparing the two areas of study global status.
