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A descriptive methodology is used to measure the accessibility of public facility locations in the city of Irbid, Jordan. The city was divided into 17 zones and a circular area representing maximum walking distance was drawn in each identified facility to facilitate analysis. The facilities considered in the analysis ranged from schools to police stations. Their nearness to public transport was considered as a main factor in rating location effectiveness. Using such a methodology, inefficiency in the provision of services was discovered, with certain zones getting more than enough attention while others being sorely neglected.
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Farnum W. Kerr comments on Arthur C. Nelson's article entitled "Impact-Free Policy" published in the Journal of Urban Planning and Development. Kerr generally agrees with Nelson except on the function of impact fees. Kerr assumes that Nelson regarded impact fees as designed merely to increase housing costs for the consumer. The former believed that such fees, in the majority of cases, diminished the price of raw land and thus, affected developers' costs. Nelson, on the other hand, clarified his position by stating that the value diminishing function of impact fees only occurred when the market was competitive.
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A discussion is presented of Ernest W. Burgess's altitudinal-zone model, which proposes a link between the socioeconomic status of hill cities residents and the elevations of their houses. A theoretical rationale for the model is offered.
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