Planning in the Face of Crisis: Land Use, Housing, and Mass Immigration in Israel

Recounts the fascinating saga of how policymakers and planners at both the national and local levels responded to the formidable demand for housing and massive urban growth.

Rachelle Alterman is Professor and Head of the Graduate Programme in Urban and Regional Planning in the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Israel Institute of Technology, Technion, Haifa, Israel. She is also holder of the David Azrieli Chair.