GROUP SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2010
KING HUSSEIN BUSINESS PARK, JORDAN
WSP provided multi-discipline sustainability advice on the regeneration/ mixed-use masterplan for this 180 hectare development site in Amman. Our services considered water, waste and energy use, structure and MEP building services, urban environmental strategy, utilities, transportation, roads and network design, phasing and indicative costing of proposals. The anchor for all these studies was a common goal to achieve a sustainable development..
Water scarcity is an issue of national importance in Jordan. WSP developed a strategy for recycling and minimising potable water use, combining measures to work together effectively. By harvesting rainwater for irrigation and cooling as a secondary source and by treating and reusing
wastewater, the development’s potable water demand could be halved and its impact on local water resources would be greatly reduced.
WSP also developed the site’s transport strategy. It aimed to influence travel behaviour by providing choice in terms of public transport, supported by an appropriate functional hierarchy of roads and a parking strategy. We identified the opportunity to develop the site in a way that provides genuine transport mode choice for all, with a particular focus and priority on pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users. Building on our analysis of successful cities in the region, we established a conceptual road network hierarchy and a grid layout, creating a permeable layout that would sit well with Amman’s distinctive character.
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WSP’s strategy to address water shortage means that potable water demand can be halved and local water resources can be better preserved.
ZARQA, JORDAN
WSP, together with Consolidated Consultants of Jordan, was appointed by the World Bank to develop an energy effi cient transport strategy for Zarqa Municipality in Jordan to improve traffi c mobility and reduce energy emissions as part of its Energy Effi cient Cities Initiative. The average family size in Zarqa is 5.5 people, and the unemployment level (13%) is the highest in the country. As a consequence of hosting some 50% of Jordan’s industry, Zarqa is, along with neighbouring Russeifa, also considered to be the most polluted area in the country. This undermines the population’s quality of life and has also had a negatively impact on the competitiveness of the business community. Some of the most pressing problems associated with transport activity are congestion, traffi c accidents, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and
petroleum dependence. Thus, developing a strategic approach to transportation, particularly in the downtown area, is becoming increasingly critical.
WSP prepared an energy effi cient mobility plan for downtown Zarqa to control and reduce energy consumption and reduce transport-related pollutant and greenhouse gases. We also developed a plan for effi cient and easy access to the proposed Amman-Zarqa light rail terminal using bus public transport, and developed an investment programme to fund the work.
The strategy recommends in total, eight core projects and 12 strategy projects. These projects are to be planned and implemented over a 10-year programme fi nishing in 2020, and will focus on improving public transport with the support of traffi c and demand management.
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