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Tracing the cityscape transformation under capitalism: The case study of Amman
Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal,
12
(1),
54-71
(2018)
Abstract
Political, sociocultural and socioeconomic processes play a vital role in shaping and reshaping the built environment. The transformation of cities under global capitalism has changed the sociospatial meaning of the cityscape and has led, directly or indirectly, to a layered city with huge social and spatial gaps. This paper discusses the production of urban spaces under global capitalism. It traces the relation between the political and the economic aspects in transforming the morphology of the city, and in creating new means of spaces in the shape of urban regeneration projects, high-rise buildings, gated communities and shopping malls which are transforming the urban landscape of several Middle Eastern cities today. This paper focuses on the case study of Amman, the capital of Jordan, and studies the impacts of these investments on the physical and sociocultural setting of the city. Amman is just one example, and illustrates the recent transformation of the cityscape under the influence of capitalism.
Keywords: city transformation; capitalism; urban regeneration projects; high-rise buildings; gated communities; shopping malls
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Author's Biography
Bushra Zalloom is an assistant professor at the Zarqa University in Jordan. She has extended academic and non-academic experience in Jordan, UAE and the UK. She received her PhD from Birmingham city University, UK in the social sustainability of urban landscape. Bushra has recognised achievements in the field of architecture awarded nationally and internationally. She created a novel methodology in humanising the city, and in assessing the impacts of new developments on social sustainability.
