An Assessment of the Informal Settlements of Palestinian Refugee Camps in Amman Urban Pattern

Palestinian refugee camps were established as a "temporary solution" following the 1948 and 1967 wars displacing more than 700,000 Palestinians, status that has been ongoing for seventy years three generations. These conditions led to transformation of temporary into an urban sprawl informal settlements embedded within city context. The housing these face physical, environmental, social, health-related challenges. study analyzes camp-built environment based on multidimensional indicators explores possible rehabilitation strategies. paper adopts case-study method assess physical through analysis two oldest biggest located in centre Amman; Jabal Al-Hussein camp Al-Wehdat (Amman new camp). establishes assessment model evaluate current situation strategies can be implemented upgrade settlements.