Imageability of cities in regards of attractiveness: A case of Salt City in Jordan

Abstract

Imageability is the quality of a place that makes it distinct, recognizable, and memorable. It defines the character and identity for cities. However, the fast expansion of urban development affects the image of city and its fabric toward the mega scale and transforms cities local cultural life as loosing most of their historic fabrics. These make cities loose there images gradually. Hence, the aim of this paper is to explore the main physical elements that contribute toward attractiveness as one of imageability character in Salt City in Jordan. Historical review and site analysis were the main methodology used in this study. This paper show some of the physical elements that contribute to attractiveness connected with image of the Salt City in Jordan, these elements are: building appearance (material, façade design) and landscape (topography).

Accessibility as a factor for a livable cities: The case of Salt City in Jordan

“…Its history as a major commerce link between the Eastern Desert and the west, as well as its importance to the region's many emperors, ensured that it was regularly occupied. The Romans, Byzantines, and Mameluke all contributed to the town's growth, but it was during Ottoman authority, towards the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, that As-Salt was at its most flourishing time [13].…”