Urbanization strategy for strengthening of national development in the New State of Palestine

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)168-187
Number of pages20
JournalUrban Geography
Volume20
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Urban Studies

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