This is an idea I've been throwing around as I've been working through The Death and Life of Great American Cities : considering that new Israeli settlements (encroaching on Palestinian territory and occupied territory) are one of the significant factors in provoking Palestinian ire, does anyone feel (as I do) that raising the residential density of existing Israeli city blocks -- thereby cutting down on Israeli "sprawl" -- might be a useful step toward a functional peace process?
This is something I've strongly considered writing my master's thesis on, although I've obviously got a lot of research to do as far as available building technology, development finance, and zoning structure in Israel, not to mention public sentiment.
I'm just looking for people to weigh in on the idea.
This is something I've strongly considered writing my master's thesis on, although I've obviously got a lot of research to do as far as available building technology, development finance, and zoning structure in Israel, not to mention public sentiment.
I'm just looking for people to weigh in on the idea.