Political instability and sustainable urban development of metropolitan Ramallah, al-Bireh and Bitunia areas

Other Title(s)

عدم الاستقرار السياسي و التنمية الحضرية المستدامة لمناطق رام الله و البيرة و بيتونيا

Dissertant

al-Khatib, Maryam

Thesis advisor

Ismail, Muhannad
Ashur, Tariq

University

Birzeit University

Faculty

Faculty of Business and Economics

Department

Department of Business Administration

University Country

Palestine (West Bank)

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2022

English Abstract

Globally, urban population growth is increasing, while land is becoming gradually scarce.

In recent years, managing urban development in Palestine in general, and in the areas of Metropolitan Ramallah, Al- Bireh, and Bitunia in particular, has become a complex problem particularly that these areas considered political central hub, so demand for it has increased from the majority of the population of the country's Governorates, becoming the West Bank's fastest growing.

These areas suffer from overcrowding, accompanied by great pressure on services and job opportunities, and the lack of an excellent quality of life, which leads to an increase in the demand for the establishment of residential and commercial projects, as well as a continuous rise in land prices in addition to its limitations.

The extreme geopolitical conditions and political instability also make the matter more difficult and a major challenge.

This research aims to shed light on how to implement Sustainable Urban Development in the future, particularly in the face of political instability, by utilizing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through Government interventions to relieve pressure on the aforementioned areas while also attempting to improve Palestinians' living conditions and quality of life.

In this study, the following major analyses were used: The Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to analyze aerial maps for areas under geopolitical constraints, the questions were then analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and the results were supported through expert interviews conducted to gain a better understanding of the image and formulate clear strategies to deal with Sustainable Urban Development in the mentioned areas.

The main findings of this study show that political instability is one of the barriers to implementing Urban Sustainability principles and a decline in Palestinian people's quality of life, and that sustainable urban growth in the metropolitan Ramallah, AlBireh, and Bitunia areas is dependent on the succession of forces that ruled Palestine, Israeli control policies, geopolitical constraints, the Oslo II Interim Agreement, and Palestinian economic variables.

In order to relieve pressure on the specified areas' centers, the Ramallah Al-Bireh and Bitunia Metropolitan must expand beyond the major city to the north-west direction, in accordance with sustainable development goals.

Main Subjects

Business Administration

No. of Pages

162

Table of Contents

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Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-1429186