تقييم إمكانية الوصول إلى العقد الحضرية على شبكة الطرق البرية و درجة مركزيتها في محافظة الخليل

Abstract EN

The present study aims at determining the extent of centralization of the road network urban junctions in Hebron Region as well as measuring the possibility and easy of connections among the joints of the road network according to its hierarchical importance.

The analysis of the quantitative data revealed that Hebron occupied the first place as a central road link and Halhul and Tarkomya coming in the second place by acting as important road links.

The study also showed the possibility and ease of use to some road links more than others according to the variables used in the study.

For example, Hebron occupied the first place according to the possibility of arriving to by all the criteria used.

Regarding the possibility of arriving to according to distance and the cities in between, Halhul occupied the second place.

Yatta shared Halhul the second place regarding the preponderant distance.

The third place is occupied by three cities; seéer according to the distance, Tarkomya according to the cities, and Halhul according to the preponderant distance.

The results emphasize the importance of the mentioned cities in the Hebron Region.

Thus, the regional planning should take its role in achieving the balanced regional development.