Abstract
The Oslo process leading to the Interim Peace Agreement between Israelis and Palestinians requires conceptualization and strategic planning so that a new Palestinian state can be undertaken in a comprehensive and timely fashion, complementing existing spatial and community structures. A development strategy must be agreed on to determine priorities and facilitate national development objectives. This paper sets out a spatial strategy for settlement structure and planning policy in the new state, a strategy that, by encouraging investment, strives to strengthen urbanization on an axis joining the four main Palestinian cities. The strategy further endeavors to create a Palestinian core and promote economic growth, while seeking to maintain a hierarchy of long-term rank-size settlement structures.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 168-187 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Urban Geography |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Feb 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Urban Studies