Israeli Planners and Designers: Profiles of Community Builders

Forester, John (Editor)/ Fischler, Raphael (Editor)/ Shmueli, Deborah (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0791450589 / ISBN 13: 9780791450581

Published by State Univ of New York Pr, 2001

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illustrated edition. 382 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Israeli Planners and Designers: Profiles of Community Builders
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791450589
• ISBN 13: 9780791450581
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.52 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book documents the goals, lives, experiences, and practice of planners, architects, and community organizers who have contributed to the physical and social development of the modern state of Israel. In their own words, these "community builders" share their professional experiences of how they protect and rebuild cities and neighborhoods, how they overcome stereotypes and bureaucratic inertia, how they protect the natural environment and the public health as well. The stories illustrate the practical world of community change in which aesthetics and politics, ethnicity and tradition, commitment and inspiration, hard work and hope all play a part. Students of urban and community life in many countries will be able to draw elements and themes from these particular stories that resonate with their own concerns, experience, and future work.

About the Author

John Forester is Professor of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University and the author of The Deliberative Practitioner: Encouraging Participatory Planning Processes and Planning in the Face of Power. Raphaël Fischler is Associate Professor of Urban Planning at McGill University. Deborah Shmueli is Senior Lecturer of Planning and Environmental Policy in the Geography Department at Haifa University.