Majd Al‐Homoud

Biographic Data

ID6804817
NAMEMajd Al‐Homoud
GIVEN NAMESMajd
FAMILY NAMEAl‐Homoud
SIGNATUREAL HOMOUD M
AFFILIATIONSGerman Jordanian University
ORCID0000-0003-1580-7926
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS3
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Socio-Spatial Adaptation and Resilient Urban Systems

    Open AccessMajd Al‐Homoud, Ola SamarahARTICLEUrban Science2025Cited by: 1References: 12

    The Zaatari Camp in Jordan exemplifies how Syrian refugees transform a planned grid settlement into an organic urban environment through socio-spatial adaptation, reflecting their cultural identity and territorial practices. This study investigates the camp’s morphological evolution, analyzing how refugees reconfigure public and private spaces to prioritize privacy, security, and community cohesion. Using qualitative methods—including archival ma…

  • Older adult supportive environment at home—a case study in Jordan

    Open AccessMajd Al‐HomoudARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Introduction: Modification becomes a critical issue in a supportive home environment for older adults. Methods: This study examined if modifications in different spaces at home are facilitated to provide a supportive environment for older adults to feel in control in a cultural context. Data was utilized using field research with a mixed method design: Structured and open-ended interviews as well as surveys using a questionnaire. The hypothesis s…

  • Association of Spatial Arrangements with Parents’ Behavior and Perceptions of Child Safety in Jordan

    Salem Al‐Oun, Salem Al-Oun et al.ARTICLEHousing and Society2010Cited by: 1References: 3

    Children playing on streets in front of a home are typically a source of worry for parents. Spatial hierarchies between the house and streetscape create zones of influence and provide natural surveillance as well as opportunities for interaction among residents that affect child safety. The hypotheses in this study were that perceptions of child safety and parents’ behavior (represented by the number of hours parents allow their children to play …

  • Jordan's Badia School Location Effects on the Perception of Child Safety

    Majd Al‐Homoud, Majd Al-Homoud et al.ARTICLEPlanning Practice and Research2009

    Schools are vital points of trip origin and destination. Their location affects children's safety on their daily rounds. Because of the lack of effective planning, most of Jordan's Northeast Badia schools are located in dispersed areas away from residential communities, which force most children to walk for more than 5 minutes on dangerous traffic spines. This paper presents findings of a study to investigate the attributes that affect perceived …

  • The Potential for Developing Community-based Tourism among the Bedouins in the Badia of Jordan

    Salem Al‐Oun, Salem Al-Oun et al.ARTICLEJournal of Heritage Tourism2008

    Population displacement through desertification has affected the socioeconomic and cultural development of Jordan's Badia desert. To counterbalance this change, it is important to preserve and revitalise cultural heritage as a source of tourism development in the desert. One possible way of revitalising the Badia regions is to highlight their cultural resources for tourism. The goal of the study is to find alternative tourism resources based on u…

  • The Potential for Developing Community-based Tourism among the Bedouins in the Badia of Jordan

    Salem Al‐Oun, Salem Al-Oun et al.ARTICLEJournal of Heritage Tourism2008

    Population displacement through desertification has affected the socioeconomic and cultural development of Jordan's Badia desert. To counterbalance this change, it is important to preserve and revitalise cultural heritage as a source of tourism development in the desert. One possible way of revitalising the Badia regions is to highlight their cultural resources for tourism. The goal of the study is to find alternative tourism resources based on u…

  • Functional Distance Effect on Social Interactions in Multi-Family Housing in Jordan

    Majd Al‐Homoud, Majd Al-HomoudARTICLEHousing and Society2003Cited by: 1

    A variety of studies of residential settings have focused on social interactions as they influence the relationship between activity patterns and environmental satisfaction. It has been shown that differences in distance of available site functions may be effective in determining different patterns of interactions in residential settings. This study examined the relationship between social interaction and functional distance. The total sample siz…