Architecture and Urbanism in the Middle East

Different lenses and filters were used in this composite as represented by the different colors present in the image. Each color

roughly corresponds to the following: water-black, plant life-green, built structures-purple or grey, and highly reflective surfaces-

white. Amman, Jordan 08-07-1999. Small, Christopher. 2006. Urban Landsat: Cities from Space, Map Collection. Palisades, NY:

Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University. Available at: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/

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‘Amman,