Economic Indicators and Special Distribution of Private Playgrounds in Greater Irbid Municipality: A Study in Service Geography
Omar Al-Dayaflah and Ahmad Khawaldeh, Department of Geography, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Abstract
This study aims to define the general and spatial characteristics of special playgrounds within the greater Irbid municipality. It also analyzes the reasons of their locational selection and provides the qualitative and quantitative analysis of this service in the study area. In order to achieve the aims of this study, a descriptive and analytical approach is employed. The results show that the reasons of the positional selection of these playgrounds are due to their accessibility and vehicle parks availability. Moreover, the study finds that the allocation for each person from these playgrounds is 4322 person to every playground (4322 person/ playground). Therefore, the study recommends establishing new playground investments in the areas which do not have this service such as Kofr Jayz and Hawar as well as increasing the number of these playgrounds in areas which suffer from a lack of this service such as Irbid city and Al-Sareh.
Keywords: Special Playgrounds, Spatial Distribution, Service Geography, Irbid.