TY - JOUR
T1 - A lesson in urban renewal
T2 - The role of residents in designing clearance and construction policy in an Israeli neighbourhood
AU - Kabalo, Paula
AU - Etkin, Elia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/1/1
Y1 - 2022/1/1
N2 - In January 1969, the Israeli minister of housing announced his intention of declaring a set of neighbourhoods in Jerusalem, known as Zikhronot-Nahlaot, an urban-renewal area. For the next seven years, the topic of renewal would be central in a public struggle led by two organizations of residents against a brace of establishment players. The resulting trail of documentation tells the story of a community struggle. By focusing on the role of the residents in shaping this transformation, we aim to uncover the residents' perceptions of the renewal plans, their actions to make sure their point of view would be taken into account, and the extent of their influence on policy-makers, planners and implementers. We claim that residents' ideas became part of the policy-makers' and planners' discourse. The internal discussions reveal a transformation from the 'bulldozer era' to the urban-renewal approach and then to first flickerings of equity planning.
AB - In January 1969, the Israeli minister of housing announced his intention of declaring a set of neighbourhoods in Jerusalem, known as Zikhronot-Nahlaot, an urban-renewal area. For the next seven years, the topic of renewal would be central in a public struggle led by two organizations of residents against a brace of establishment players. The resulting trail of documentation tells the story of a community struggle. By focusing on the role of the residents in shaping this transformation, we aim to uncover the residents' perceptions of the renewal plans, their actions to make sure their point of view would be taken into account, and the extent of their influence on policy-makers, planners and implementers. We claim that residents' ideas became part of the policy-makers' and planners' discourse. The internal discussions reveal a transformation from the 'bulldozer era' to the urban-renewal approach and then to first flickerings of equity planning.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0963926821000869
DO - 10.1017/S0963926821000869
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85125769066
JO - Urban History
JF - Urban History
SN - 0963-9268
ER -