Planning, pluralism and religious diversity
Religious diversity has significant consequences on the urban environment, and primarily because of the new spaces that it entails. These …
Categoria: Papers in English
Do Malls Contribute to the Privatisation of Public Space?
Shopping malls are often criticised as a cause of the privatisation of public space and the erosion of the public …
Public Spaces, Private Spaces, and the Right to the City
Two arguments have recently strongly influenced the theory and practice of planning: (i) public space is what basically characterises any …
Typology of Spaces and Topology of Toleration
The aim of this paper is primarily to lay down a convincing typology of spaces in connection with property rights …
Equal Treatment in Land Use Planning
The paper focuses on ethical aspects related to the transfer of development rights (TDR), that is on the ethical values …
Re-politicizing Space through Technical Rules
The paper focuses on the concept of technical rules (according to an Aristotelian interpretation, i.e. as propositions that express a …
Planning and Urban Citizenship
The paper focuses on Henri Lefebvre’s reflections on the city; it is argued that from these reflections it is possible …
Planning into the conflict
This paper investigates the Jerusalem Master Plan with reference to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Master Plan is …
The Transformation of Jerusalem by the Israeli Barrier
The paper analyses the territorial implications of the Israeli barrier/wall with reference to the metropolitan area of Jerusalem. The thesis …
Planning illegality in East Jerusalem
This paper investigates the role of Israeli residential policies in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict over East Jerusalem. The focus is specifically …