The neighbourhood unit adequacy: An analysis of the case of Gaza,Palestine |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;2. Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences & Engineering, The American University in Cairo, AUC Ave, PO Box 74, New Cairo 11835, Egypt;3. Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahram Canadian University, 6th October City, Egypt;1. Departamento de Estudios Urbanos y Medio Ambiente, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (Research Center), Carretera Escénica Tijuana - Ensenada, Km 18.5, San Antonio del Mar, 22560 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico;2. Departamento de Estudios de Población, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Mexico;3. Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexico;1. Ahram Canadian University, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, 6th October, Giza, Egypt;2. The American University in Cairo, School of Sciences and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 74, New Cairo 11835, Egypt;3. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, AIMMS Division of Bio-Analytical Chemistry, De Boelelaan1108, 1081, HZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;4. Hyphen MassSpec, Margrietstraat 34, 2215, HJ, Voorhout, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | Urban planning in the Gaza Strip faces several challenges as a result of rapid population growth and limited available resources. Planning for housing development in Gaza is based on the neighbourhood unit concept. However, it is not clear to what extent this trend is responsive to local housing needs, and what should be done to improve it. This paper presents the results of a survey of local housing specialists followed by a real-time case study of neighbourhood planning. The study concludes that the use of neighbourhood unit concept as a planning base is appropriate for the Gaza Strip, considering the social context and the limited size of the local housing projects, which requires an incremental development policy. However, several challenges remain, including the absence of a national housing policy and unified legislation, fund shortages, and land limitations. The study recommends to policy makers that adequacy of this social-oriented planning model should be investigated considering the principle of localisation instead of standardisation. This is essential in avoiding the absolute rejection or adoption of this model on the one hand, and in ensuring a subjective process of reinventing rather than mere borrowing on the other one. |
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