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Planning in the face of crisis : land use, housing and mass immigration in Israel /

Critics of urban and regional planning argue that it is best suited to manage incremental change. Can a planner's skills and expertise be effective in handling a major crisis and large-scale change? The mass immigration from the former Soviet Union to Israel in the 1990s offers the opportunity...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Alterman, Rachelle
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Series:Cities and regions.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Critics of urban and regional planning argue that it is best suited to manage incremental change. Can a planner's skills and expertise be effective in handling a major crisis and large-scale change? The mass immigration from the former Soviet Union to Israel in the 1990s offers the opportunity to study one of the largest-scale (non-disaster) crisis situations in a democratic, advanced-economy country. This book recounts the fascinating saga of how policymakers and planners at both the national and local levels responded to the formidable demand for housing and massive urban growth. Planners fo.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 212 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0415273838
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