The Politics of Urban Planning Policy (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs/Center for Jewish Community Studies Series) - Tapa dura

...well-written and presented in a lively style that brings alive the conflicts inherent to the technical, yet political planning process. -- Beverly Cigler, Penn State University * Town Planning Review * Excellent study of a difficult subject. Very illuminating and insightful case study that deserves international attention. Very good for students. -- Gerald Caiden, University of California * Town Planning Review * A book which fills a gap in the planning literature of Israel. The book is an important contribution in the field of urban planning and political science. -- Elisha Efrat, Tel Aviv University, Israel * Town Planning Review * This book makes a distinctive contribution to a burgeoning literature. * Town Planning Review * This book makes a distinctive contribution to a burgeoning literature. * Town Planning Review * ...well-written and presented in a lively style that brings alive the conflicts inherent to the technical, yet political planning process. -- Beverly Cigler, Penn State University * Town Planning Review * Excellent study of a difficult subject. Very illuminating and insightful case study that deserves international attention. Very good for students. -- Gerald Caiden, University of California * Town Planning Review * A book which fills a gap in the planning literature of Israel. The book is an important contribution in the field of urban planning and political science. -- Elisha Efrat, Tel Aviv University, Israel * Town Planning Review *

This book examines how policy decisions have been made on urban development in Israel's two largest cities, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. It shows the influence of such factors as the Israeli system's structural features; the institutionalized arrangements between the national and urban governments, and the changing rules of these arrangements; and the processes by which the state tries to intervene in local issues. Contents: The Political and Organizational Framework of Planning; The Implementation of Urban Policy; Structural Determinants of Planning Policy; Normative Determinants of Planning Policy; Central-Local Parallel Planning; The Politics of Urban Growth. Co-published with the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.