Publication:

Abed, A., & Aljibarat, S. (2025). “The resilient power of place attachment in the face of incivility: Case of the informal settlement—Janna’ah, Jordan”. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2025.2499137
Obeidat, B., Abed, A., Al-Huraibi, Y. (2025). “The dilemma of visual privacy and communal open spaces: the case of gated communities in Jordan”. City, Territory and Architecture. Vol.12(4). DO1:10.1186/s40410-025-00255-x.
Alnusairat, S., Abed, A., Alsous, J., (2024). "Quality of Home-Work Environment and Crises: A Case Study of Call Center Employees". Architectural Science Review. DO1: https://doi.org/10.1080/00038628.2024.2418557.
Abed, A.R., Alnusairat, S.F., Alsous, J.I. (2024). Social Resilience of Work from Home Environment Post-COVID-19: Case of Telecommuting. In: Shamout, S., Bradbury, M., Altan, H., Patel, Y., McPherson, P. (eds) Integrating Resiliency into Future Sustainable Cities. RRAU 2023. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63203-7_6
Abed, A., Al-jibarat, J., (2023). "The Impact of Physical Incivility Signs on Perceived Safety in Informal Settlements in Jordan". City, Territory and Architecture. ISSN: 21952701. Vol.? NO.? Doi:10.1186/s40410-023-00198-1.
Ali, H., Abed, A., Rababah, A., (2023). “The Impact of Building Regulations on Indoor Environmental Quality: The Case of Detached Houses in Jordan”. Archnet – IJAR. Vol ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/ARCH-11-2022-0260
Abed, A., and Alzghoul, O., (2023). Investigating Social Sustainability in Public Housing. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Urban Design and Planning. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jurdp.22.00053
Abed, A., Mabdeh, S., Nassar, A., (2022). “Social Sustainability in Gated Communities Versus Conventional Communities: The Case of Amman”. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning. Vol. 17, No. 7, November, 2022, pp. 2141-2151. Journal homepage: https://iieta.org/journals/ijsdp. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18280/ijsdp.170714
Abed, A., Ali, H., Ibrahim, A., and Wedyan, M., (2022). “Impact of Setbacks on Thermal Comfort and Visual Privacy in Detached Houses in Jordan”. Building Research and Information. DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2022.2121906
• Abed, A., Obeidat, B., Gharaibeh, I. (2022). “The Impact of Socio-Cultural Factors on the Transformation of House Layout: A Case of Public Housing - Zebdeh-Farkouh, in Jordan”. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering. ISSN: 1347-2852. DOI: 10.1080/13467581.2022.2074021.
Obeidat, B., Abed, A., Gharaibeh, I. (2022). “Privacy as a motivating factor for spatial layout transformation in Jordanian public housing”. Journal City, Territory and Architecture. ISSN: 21952701. Vol.9 NO.14 DOI: 10.1186/s40410-022-00164-3
Abed, A., Obeidat, B., Gharaibeh, I. (2022). “The Impact of Socio-Cultural Factors on the Transformation of House Layout: A Case of Public Housing - Zebdeh-Farkouh, in Jordan”. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering. ISSN: 1347-2852. DOI: 10.1080/13467581.2022.2074021.
Awada, E, Abed, A., Radwan, E, Al-Qaisi, A, Al-Rawashdeh, A,. (2021). “Energy Conservation as a Sustainable Strategy for Smart Home Buildings in Amman, Jordan with Improving Indoor Built Environment Features and Key Performance”. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy. Vol. 11 Issue. 6. PP. 408-417.ISSN: 2146-4553. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.11717
Abed, A. (2021). “Post Pandemic Residential Environment in Amman”. Archnet - IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research. Vol.15 Issue 3. PP 605-616. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/ARCH-01-2021-0007. ISSN: 2631-6862
Abed, A., Al-Jokhadar, A. (2021). “Common space as a tool for social sustainability”. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. Vol.- No.- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10901-021-09843-y
Abed, A. (2020). “The Impact of Neighbourhood Change on Social Sustainability: A Case Study of Jabal Al-Weibdeh”. Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal. Vol. 14. Issue 1. PP. 84-97.
Abed, A. and Yakhlef, M. (2020). “Brownfield Regeneration as a Strategy for Sustainable Development: Amman Case Study”. International Journal of Technology. Vol. 11. Issue 4. PP. 732-742. DOI : https://doi.org/10.14716/ijtech.v11i4.3043
Abed, A. and Yakhlef, M. (2020). "Exploring a Sustainable Strategy for Brownfield Regeneration: The Case of Halawah Farm, Amman City, Jordan". Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning. Special Issue, No. 6 (2020), PP. 87-96. DOI: 10.24193/JSSPSI.2020.6.09. It can be accessed at https://jssp.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/online%20first.html.
Yakhlef, M. and Abed, A., (2019). “Identification of Brownfield Sites Classification Typologies: Case Study of Amman, Jordan”. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Vol. 14, No. (10), PP. 3144 - 3149. DOI: 10.3923/jeasci.2019.3144.3149
Tomah, A., Abed, A. & Saleh, B. (2017). "Assessment of the Geographic Distribution of Public Parks in the City of Amman". European Journal of Scientific Research, ISSN 1450-216X/, 1450-202X. Vol. 144, No. 3, PP. 262-275.
Abed, A. (2017)."Assessment of social Sustainability: a Comparative Analysis". Urban Design and Planning. ISSN 1755-0793.EISSN: 1755-0807. Vol. 170, No. 2, PP. 72- 82.
Tomah, A., Bani Ismail, H., & Abed, A. (2016). “The concept of privacy and its effects on residential layout and design: Amman as a case study”. Habitat International 53, April (2016) 1-7.
Abed, A., Tomah, A., & Dumour, D. (2015). “Assessment of Slums' Upgrading Interventions: Case Study Jabal Al-Natheef, Amman Jordan”. Innovative Systems Design and Engineering. ISSN (Paper) 2222-1727 ISSN (Online) 2222-2871. Vol. 6, No. 6, PP. 1- 8.
Abed, A., Tomah, A., (2014). “Walkability of Public Schools’ Surroundings: Assessment Study in Amman, Jordan”. European Journal of Scientific Research, ISSN 1450-216X/, 1450-202X. Vol. 122, No. 2, PP. 145- 157.
Abed, A., Sen, L., and Awada, A. (2013). "The Impact of Affordable Sustainable Housing Neighborhoods on Housing Cost Efficiency". Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 6, No. 9, PP. 62- 71.
Al-Homoud, M; Al-Oun, S. and Abed, A. (2010). “Socio-spatial Measures of Bedouin Homes as an Effect of Lifestyle in Northeastern Badia of Jordan-Constancy and Change”. Al-Manarah. Vol.16. PP. 27-71.
Al-Homoud, M.; Al-Oun, S.; Abed, A. (2008). "Socio-cultural, Physical, and Architectural Attributes of Bayt Ash-sha'r in Transition in Jordan's Badia". In Jordan's Arid Badia: Deepening our Understanding; Dutton, R. W. and Shahbaz, M. H. (eds.); pp265-294. Smith-Gordon: UK .

Abed, A., Alnusairat, S., and Alsous, J., (2023). “Social Resilience of Home-Work Environment post-COVID-19: Case of Telecommuting”. Conference of Resilient & Responsible Architecture and Urbanism (RRAU) – 5th Edition, IEREK n collaboration with Unitec Institution of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, 20, Apr / 22, Apr 2023.Abed, A. (2014). "Sustainable Housing in Developing Countries". International Conference on Mechanical and Civil and Architectural Engineering (ICMCAE), Malaysia, 88-93, Feb., 2014.
Abed, A., Al-Azzam, R. (2023). “Social Interaction in the Digital Era: Towards Flexible Design of Home Layout”. 1505th International Conference on Civil and Architectural Engineering, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 15th -16th, April, 2023. Proceedings of IASTEM, P. 11-17.
Abed, A. (2012). “The Impact of Sustainable Neighborhood Development on Housing Affordability”, Public Affair Research Day, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, USA.
Abed, A. and Sen, L. (2011). “Sustainable Affordable Housing Neighborhood (SAHN): Analysis of Architectural and Planning Strategies towards Framing Comprehensive Guidelines”. Urban Affair Association 42nd Annual Conference (UAA), PP.1-2. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Abed, A. and Sen, L. (2011). “A Pilot Study of Sustainable Neighborhood Concept: Analysis of Architectural and Planning Strategies towards Framing Guidelines for Sustainable Affordable Housing”. 52nd annual conference of The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP), PP.230-231. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Abed, A., and Kidd, M. (2011) “Is Houston Moving Towards a Sustainable Future? A Case Study of Houston’s Progress Regarding LEED Certification for New Development”. 17th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference, pp. 470-472. Columbia University, New York, USA.
Abed, A. (2010). “Tax Incentive at Northwest Management District”. University of Houston GIS Day. University of Houston. School of architecture, Houston, Texas, USA. Abed, A. (2020). “The Impact of Neighbourhood Change on Social Sustainability: A Case Study of Jabal Al-Weibdeh”. Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal. Vol. 14. Issue 1. PP. 84-97.
Al-Homoud, M.; Al-Oun, S. and Abed, A. (2003). “Reflective Lifestyle on Badu Homes in Jordan”. 34th annual conference of the Environmental Design Research Association, pp41-55. Oklahoma, U.S.A.
Al-Oun, S.; Al-Homoud, M. and Abed, A. (2003). “Change in Traditional Badu Home Layout as a Function of Lifestyle: From Bayt Esh-Sha’r to Villa”. Proceedings of the Symposium of Urban Development in Arid Regions and Associated Problems, pp103-114. Ministry of Public Works and Housing: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abed, A. (2000). “Urban Form of Compact City”. 2nd Jordanian Architectural conference: Architecture and Environment, towards Environmentally Sustainable Architecture. PP.289-302. Royal Cultural Center, Amman, Jordan. Abed, A. and Yakhlef, M. (2020). “Brownfield Regeneration as a Strategy for Sustainable Development: Amman Case Study”. International Journal of Technology. Vol. 11. Issue 4. PP. 732-742. DOI : https://doi.org/10.14716/ijtech.v11i4.3043

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