GIS APPLICATION TO DEVELOPMENT OF DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS) FOR REFUGEE MANAGEMENT IN IRBID, JORDAN

Abstract

: The issue of immigration and political asylum is among the serious problems afflicting the world. Because of the strong pressure it causes on the host country, this pressure is closely and directly linked to basic services for the population, such as water, health, and housing services, so the government must take initiatives to limit any negative impact on the sectors. This study was conducted to examine the impact of Syrian refugees in Jordan's Irbid governorate on the aforementioned sectors. And Irbid is the second, following the capital Amman, in the number of refugees (Department of Statistics, (2016). This constitutes a social and economic burden on the population, in addition to the burden on the infrastructure facilities in the governorate, especially the education and health sectors. Syrian asylum and its impact on the urban sector, water, and health the urban sector the rise