TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding place in preparation for planning: Analysis of neighborhood patterns in Mitzpe Ramon
T2 - [Research article]
AU - Scheinkman, Fabio Gabriel
AU - Mednik, Natalia
AU - Rofe, Yodan
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - This paper presents the analysis of neighborhood and settlement patterns of the town of Mitzpe Ramon using different methods. The juxtaposition of these methods gives us a perspective of the town as a whole. The researchers show that the town suffers from discontinuity of the built environment and low population density. Current development taking place west of the existing urban area perpetuates the low density and actually decreases it further. Thus, they suggest that further development should take place in the ‘urban deserts' which are the currently undeveloped areas surrounded by integrated roads and existing neighborhoods within the town itself. Making Mitzpe Ramon more dense, compact and integrated may increase the potential for social and economic interaction between its multiple communities, and may contribute to the conservation of its unique natural surroundings.
AB - This paper presents the analysis of neighborhood and settlement patterns of the town of Mitzpe Ramon using different methods. The juxtaposition of these methods gives us a perspective of the town as a whole. The researchers show that the town suffers from discontinuity of the built environment and low population density. Current development taking place west of the existing urban area perpetuates the low density and actually decreases it further. Thus, they suggest that further development should take place in the ‘urban deserts' which are the currently undeveloped areas surrounded by integrated roads and existing neighborhoods within the town itself. Making Mitzpe Ramon more dense, compact and integrated may increase the potential for social and economic interaction between its multiple communities, and may contribute to the conservation of its unique natural surroundings.
UR - https://uli.nli.org.il/discovery/search?vid=972NNL_ULI_C:MAIN&query=lds05,contains,001242324
M3 - Article
VL - 7
SP - 5
EP - 19
JO - מחקרי הנגב, ים המלח והערבה
JF - מחקרי הנגב, ים המלח והערבה
IS - 1
ER -