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作者

Marco Chitti;Sarah Moser

来源

URBAN GEOGRAPHY,Vol.40,Issue7,P.1010-1017

语言

英文

关键字

Urban development,West Bank,mega-development,Palestine,policy circulation,globalisation

作者单位

Faculté de l’aménagement, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

摘要

In this article, we draw attention to trends in land transformation in the West Bank since the Second Intifada, after which a surge of investment from Gulf countries entered Palestine, almost exclusively in the West Bank. The occupied Palestinian territories have attracted a great deal of attention from media and academics, yet the vast majority of scholarship focuses on the conflict and the variety of social, economic, and political repercussions of the on-going Israeli occupation. While the occupation has undeniably serious impacts on every aspect of life for Palestinians, the near-exclusive focus on the conflict means that significant new trends, such as urban mega-developments and emerging market-based urbanisation processes, have been largely overlooked. We outline three directions for future research: the assemblage of “neglected city-builders” shaping current urbanization processes in Palestine; the ideas, policies, and norms circulating in the West Bank; and the social, spatial, economic, and other impacts of these new urban developments.KEYWORDS: Urban development, West Bank, mega-development, Palestine, policy circulation, globalisationAdditional informationFundingThis work was supported by the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CA) [CGV-144953]; Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada [#241686].AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to thank Mohammed Isayed for many productive discussions about current urban trends in the West Bank and for his hospitality, friendship, and the many keen insights he shared with us. This research was supported through a Vanier Fellowship and a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Grant (#241686).Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.