Atlas de Jordanie The Atlas of Jordan provides 17 thematic maps
on social and environmental issues, distributed over various
areas and over time, including expansion of drought, water
balance and polarization; population growth, density and
distribution; migration and urbanization trends; land use
planning and settlement patterns. These maps contribute to
identify existing and future physical and social vulnerabilities
to disasters, such as land use plans, migration patterns and
water shortage. The maps can serve as a source for sustainable
development planning, with integrated disaster risk reduction
measures. The work combines different scales of analysis
(localities, urban areas, subdistricts, districts, governorates
and regions) to present the dynamics of the Jordanian territory
in a new way. The work on the Atlas of Jordan began in January
2006 with a team of researchers from the French Institute of
Near East Studies, under the supervision of Dr. Myriam Ababsa.
The 17 main plates of the Thematic Atlas of