TY - JOUR
T1 - Urban space evolution in the desert-the case of Beer-Sheva
AU - Meir, Isaac A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements--The topic of this paper was discussed in two meetings of the Negev Design and Construction Workshop. The Workshop is funded by the Negev region Local and Regional Councils and Municipalities, the Ministry of Housing and the Blaustein International Center for Desert Studies. It is organized by the Desert Architecture Unit of the J. Blaustein Institute for Desert Research and headed by the author of this paper. The Workshop meetings were hosted b,v the Municipality of Beer-Sheva and the Ministr.v of Housing. Special contributions were made by Eng. E. Ron (City Engineer, Beer-Sheva Municipality). Architects M. Cones, D. Shen (Head of the Technical Dept.. Ministry of Housing--Negev District), Dr J. Shereshevski and Mr A. Bar (Director, Ministry of Housing--Negev District). Architect D. Pearlmutter shared his ideas on the paper.
PY - 1992/1/1
Y1 - 1992/1/1
N2 - Universal theories and fashions affect planning and design in a distinct and definitive way. This trend becomes of an ever-growing magnitude and may prove quite costly and problematic, especially when it is applied in extreme environments such as the desert. To illustrate this claim, the paper presents the case of Beer-Sheva, the capital of the Negev Desert, Israel, by examining the evolution of the urban fabric and space throughout the last century.
AB - Universal theories and fashions affect planning and design in a distinct and definitive way. This trend becomes of an ever-growing magnitude and may prove quite costly and problematic, especially when it is applied in extreme environments such as the desert. To illustrate this claim, the paper presents the case of Beer-Sheva, the capital of the Negev Desert, Israel, by examining the evolution of the urban fabric and space throughout the last century.
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U2 - 10.1016/0360-1323(92)90002-7
DO - 10.1016/0360-1323(92)90002-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0026763591
SN - 0360-1323
VL - 27
SP - 1
EP - 11
JO - Building and Environment
JF - Building and Environment
IS - 1
ER -