Landscape Democracy 2015 Working Group B - Case Study 3
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University of Jordan Campus University of Jordan in the oldest and largest universities in Jordan in student capacity, hosting more than 31,000 students, and sitting in the heart of Amman the capital, on a spacious area of 1,200 thousand square meters. The land is changing between flat and mildly sloped, giving unique spatial experiences and theatrical changes of scenery between different spaces. The landscape is abundantly composed of pine and elm trees, as well as olive and other kinds of trees in some areas. The campus is semi-rectangular in shape and at its center students can find most of the facilities and services.The northern part of the campus is occupied by the dormitories for female students and faculty members housing units in the east and in the west the land is occupied by Humanities buildings. The southern part of the campus is occupied by the engineering, science and medical faculty buildings as well as the university hospital.
| Place name | University of Jordan Campus | |
| Location | Amman | |
| Country | Jordan | |
| Author | Eliza Salman | |
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Rationale: Why have you chosen this case for the landscape and democracy seminar?
- brief explanation in essay style, approx 150 words
Representation of your observations
- you are basically free to use one or a mix of different presentation techniques
- possibilities are: analytical drawings, graphical representations, collages, video clips, comic/graphic novel, written essay/visual essay
- please add any visual material to the gallery, videos can be placed below, you may add text as you like
- Design Synthesis Drawings
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Reflection
What are the major challenges for changing the situation?
What could be a starting point for democractically-based change?
- Please add approx. 150 words for each questions
References
Books and Studies:
- Maraqa, Oehring, (2013), Violence at Jordanian Universities, The First Media Company, Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung Amman, found at http://www.kas.de/jordanien/en/publications/38294/.
- Al-Louzi, Farhan, (2009), Students’ Violence at the University of Jordan, Jordan Journal of Social Sciences, Volume 2, No. 2, Pages 288-296.
News and Websites:
- University of Jordan - Official webpage: http://ju.edu.jo/Home.aspx.
- University of Jordan, (2012), Facts and Figures 2011/2012, found at http://ju.edu.jo/FactsAndFigures/Facts%20and%20Figuers.pdf.
- GNRD News, (2015), YYGNRD-Jordan event Let’s Stop University Violence, found at http://www.gnrd.net/seemore.php?id=1277.
- Generations for Peace, (2015), HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein congratulates University of Jordan students and officials tackling violence, found at http://www.generationsforpeace.org/en/hrh-prince-feisal-al-hussein-congratulates-university-of-jordan-students-and-officials-tackling-violence/.
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