Toward an Adjusted Neighborhood Design Combating Future Epidemics Spreading

This study aims to investigate the impact of the residential neighborhood characteristics on the spread of epidemics diseases, taking COVID-19 disease as a case study, in the neighborhoods of Amman, capital of Jordan. It is conducted using a descriptive and analytical methods, and test hypotheses related to analyzing the relationship between each characteristic of residential neighborhoods and the prevalence of disease. The data of this study was collected by designing a questionnaire directed to the inhabitants of the residential neighborhoods in the city of Amman. The results of the research indicate a significant relationship between the characteristics of residential neighborhoods and the spread of the epidemic, and the study revealed the presence of weaknesses in the design of some residential neighborhoods that caused the varying numbers of cases of infection with the coronavirus among residential neighborhoods. Based on the results, the researchers provided a set of recommendations to decision-makers in order to take into account the optimal residential neighborhood design, which will help in combating the outbreak of potential epidemics in the future whether in Amman City or any other city of World.