The legal mechanism of preservation of the environmental safety in Arab cities : study of the position in the Jordan's Capital City, Amman

Abstract EN

This research discusses the environmental problems that threaten the future of the mankind, especially the people who live in big or overcrowded cities.

It aims to discuss the means, which may help to preserve the environmental safety in Arab cities and it, specifically, focuses on the legal mechanism, i.e.

the role of the legislation in this regard.

It highlights the need for the enactment of comprehensive and strict laws and regulations as well as the need for new programs and policies of co-operation between governmental and private bodies concerning environmental protection and creation of environmental awareness, which has become very essential nowadays.

It aims to show that law has a major role to play in managing the urban environment and hence in reducing pollution.

It generally focuses on the issue in Arab cities and particularly considers the Jordan's capital city, Amman, as an example.