An Interdisciplinary Project: Controlled Urban Growth and Tourism Development Master Plan Study for Ajloun, Ain Janna and Anjara, Amman, Jordan

In this paper, World Bank Project prepared by different professional disciplines (City and Regional Planning, Architect, Landscape Architecture, Tourism, Infrastructure and Agriculture Experts, Economist etc.) between 2003-2005 "Controlled Urban Growth and Tourism Development Master Plan Study for Ajloun Tourism Development Area" planning and projecting studies, strategies and approaches will be summarized. In Jordan, Ajloun Castle, 73 km north of the capital Amman and three settlements around it (Ajloun, Ain-Jenna, Anjara) were declared as "Tourism Area." These areas planned as "Natural and Cultural Environmental Protection" with World Bank loan. The planned residential areas are one of the oldest parts of Jordan. The basic components of planning work are "Controlled Urban Development" and "Eco-tourism Master Plan." Scenarios are developed to establish the "Sustainable Tourism" and "Conservation" balances and to prioritize the infrastructure of the settlements, pedestrianization and the restoration of various natural and historical values