City profile: Beersheba

Nufar Avni; Nurit Alfasi; Lisa Bornstein

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2015.12.010

City profile: Beersheba

Nufar Avni^*
, Nurit Alfasi
, Lisa Bornstein

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The modern age introduced rational, semi-scientific planning as a novel approach to the construction of new cities. Modern Beersheba, a desert city in the south of Israel, is an example of such an approach. The city was founded based on an administrative decision and for many decades it was molded and developed in a 'top-down' manner in line with a modernist planning model. Urban growth was based on plans for immigration and governmental investments, creating a sprawling 'city-less city' that local leadership is now struggling to revitalize. This paper reviews the major planning phases of the city, emphasizing the initial signs of changing development patterns, and the heavy burdens that the city has yet to overcome.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	18-29
Number of pages	12
Journal	Cities
Volume	53
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2015.12.010
State	Published - 1 Apr 2016
Externally published	Yes

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Beersheba
Modern planning
Top-down planning
Urban planning

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