Project renewal: An Israeli experiment in neighbourhood rehabilitation

Carmon, Naomi; Hill, M.O.

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“…While in the US only the lowest-income families were eligible for social housing, the Israeli government at that time allocated housing on a universal basis. In addition, the Israeli government was motivated by its political debt to the electorate, where the majority were residents of the slums in the big cities and towns across Israel's periphery (Carmon & Hill, 1984). The newly elected government aimed at assuming public responsibility for the hardship of the poor and changing the prejudice of holding them responsible for their condition (King et al, 1987).…”

Section: A Government-based Partnership Programmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The reality in the case of Project Renewal mirrored the complexity described in models of citizen participation. Churchman & Carmon (as cited in Carmon & Hill, 1984) suggest considering citizen participation both as a means to better plan local intervention, and as a goal attained by empowering residents to rely on their own initiatives rather than depending on government provision. In attempts to address social apathy and was to set priorities, discuss plans, and make recommendations on the allocation of resources.…”

Section: A Government-based Partnership Programmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some residents were employed in the Project, although often when professional work was needed their lack of skills was evident. Still, this strategy softened criticism against the power of so-called "experts" (Carmon & Hill, 1984;Weinstein, 2008).…”

Section: A Government-based Partnership Programmentioning

confidence: 99%

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From a Government-Based Partnership to a Civic-Governed Paradigm

Posklinsky

2020

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This article reports a pioneering qualitative research study that illuminates the way a global philanthropic partnership enabled the Israeli government to launch a national program which later evolved into a non-governmental initiative. It examines the model of an urban and social rehabilitation program through the prism of its funding partnership, citizen participation practice, and collaboration with municipalities; it also illustrates the way this government-based model was transformed into a new program, detached from governmental ties and shifted to focus on communal and international people-to-people connections and collaborations. The article traces the programmatic transformation that unfolded over four decades.

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Section: A Government-based Partnership Programmentioning

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From a Government-Based Partnership to a Civic-Governed Paradigm

Posklinsky

2020

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“…Against this backdrop a meeting was held at the end of 1986 with the Tel Aviv Mayor and Ministry of Housing representatives to consider the future of the area. One of the options was incorporation of Adjami into the framework of Project Renewal, a program already in operation in many neighborhoods throughout Israel (Spiro, 1990;Carmon & Hill, 1984). The program was a comprehensive intervention plan to upgrade the incumbent population by improving and renovating housing and social services.…”

Section: From Deterioration To Renewalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban Regimes and Neighborhood Mobilization against Urban Redevelopment: The Case of an Arab-Jewish Neighborhood in Israel

Menahem

1994

Journal of Urban Affairs

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This study deals with the eflects of an urban bureaucratic regime on urban development and neighborhood mobilization. It examines the sociospatial transformations in an Arab-Jewish neighborhood in a major city in Israel. During the period of 1948-1990, the neighborhood experienced population turnover, planned deterioration and decline, and subsequent renewal and gentrification. The paper deals with the factors which shaped those policies and processes. f i e author argues that the political economy of Israel contributed to the emergence of a bureaucratic urban regime which effectively drove off all private entrepreneurial involvement in the area's development process. It is also shown that the inherent features of the bureaucratic regime facilitated community mobilization opposing development plans and made the governing agencies vulnerable to citizens'protests and court rulings.

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“…1 It prevails in privately owned dwellings in all strata of society, in government-built estates and in marketdeveloped houses, as well as in different housing types, including single detached homes and multiple-level apartment buildings. Some of these practices have been integrated into official state policies, especially in the framework of the Israeli Urban Renewal Project (Alterman & Churchman, 1991;Carmon & Hill, 1988), but user-initiated housing extension is a much wider phenomenon (Meretz, 2001), which has had a significant impact on the appearance and function of the urban space, and thus requires better understanding of its scope. Its impact on the urban space is important in order to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages, not only for the individual household, but also for the community at large.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of User-initiated Extensions in Government-built Housing on the Urban Space: The Case of the Rambam Neighbourhood in Tirat Carmel, Israel

Kallus

Dychtwald

2010

Journal of Urban Design

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This paper considers the impact of user-initiated housing extensions on the use, function and appearance of the urban space. Interested in the urban tissue, rather than in single buildings, the paper, based on post-factum evaluation, examines the communal effect of user-initiated extensions, rather than the individual benefits to the household. It seeks to understand the dichotomy between the freedom of owners to transform their dwellings and the negative impact such freedom might have on the quality of the immediate residential environment and on the public domain. The findings indicate that had the residents understood the implications of their actions they would have readily chosen the more burdensome route of design control. This suggests the need to pre-plan and coordinate housing extensions to moderate the negative effects of individual extensions on the public space. Toward this, it is important to include residents in planning processes by involving them in decision-making, informing them about opportunities and drawbacks, while assessing their potential to absorb change.

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Project renewal: An Israeli experiment in neighbourhood rehabilitation

Cited by 13 publications

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From a Government-Based Partnership to a Civic-Governed Paradigm

From a Government-Based Partnership to a Civic-Governed Paradigm

Urban Regimes and Neighborhood Mobilization against Urban Redevelopment: The Case of an Arab-Jewish Neighborhood in Israel

Effects of User-initiated Extensions in Government-built Housing on the Urban Space: The Case of the Rambam Neighbourhood in Tirat Carmel, Israel

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