The Application of Spatial Decision Support Systems

Recently, Jordanian cities have witnessed a dramatic development in the retail sector. Amman, the capital city, is widely thought to have obtained the lion's share of large projects and of Jordan's economy as a whole. Investment statistics show that there is an increase in the commercial facilities in Amman due to the population growth and the good environment. In particular, there is an increase in the number of malls that have been grown randomly with little co-oporation between the retailer and the planner. Thus, the importance of the study stems from the use of a new method to predict community needs, and makes this method available to the decision makers in order to save time, and increase the accuracy in the mall location selection process.