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List of Figures List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments PART I: CITY AND SOVEREIGNTY 1. Urban Arenas of Ethnic Conflict Divided and Polarized Cities Urban Policy amidst Polarization 2. Cities as Catalysts Governing Ideology and Urban Policy Urban Policy and Ethnic Conflict 3. Investigating Urban Policy and Conflict Jerusalem and Belfast Research Methods PART II: JERUSALEM--THE FALLACY OF PARTISAN POLICY 4. Israel's "Jerusalem" Background Physcial and Demographic Setting Political Control Jewish-Arab Relations Israeli Urban Policy Since 1967 Urban Goals Structure of Israeli Planning Operationalizing "Unification" and "Security" --Magnitude --Location --Restrictions "Yes, We Have Plans": The Mismatch between Israeli Planning and the Arab Community Urban Service Delivery in a Contested City --Urban Disparities and Political Strategy 5. Partisanship and the Palestinians The Internal Dynamics of Partisanship The Intersection of National and Municiple Imperatives "This Was a Glorious Time": The Psychology of Israeli Planning Palestinians and Israeli Urban Policy Jerusalem's Palestinians Tactics of Resistance Counterstrategies 6. Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Peace Thickening the Land-Use War Metropolitan Jerusalem --Goals and Aspirations of Metropolitan Planning --Perceived Separability of the Functional from the Political --Professional Techniques Aimed at Conflict Amelioration --Planned Participants --Planning Outputs amidst Political Contest Jerusalem and the West Bank Has Israel Achieved Its Goals Pertaining to Jerusalem? The Fallacy of Partisan Planning Buffer or Flashpoint? The Future of Jerusalem: City and Sovereignty Jerusalem Negotiated: Toward Mutual Coexistence Reconceptualizing Urban Planning and Policy PART III: BELFAST--GREYNESS WHERE COLOR MATTERS 7. Territoriality and Governance Background Physical and Demographic Setting Political Control Economic Aspects Sectarian Geographies and the "Peacelines" Urban Engagement: Participants and Principles Participants in Belfast Urban Policy Community Activism amidst Strife Greyness Where Color Matters Town Planning and Ethnic Divisions Public Housing and Segregation 8. Lost Opportunities, Unequal Outcomes At the Sharp Edge Government Tactics amidst Polarization Marginalization of Planning and Strategy Outcomes of Belfast Urban Policies Neutral Means, Unequal Outcomes Public Perceptions Twenty Years of Deprivation 9. The Demands of Peace Managing Differential Community Needs Progressive Ethnic Management Emerging Innovative Policy Approaches --Acknowledging Ethnic Community Dynamics --Bridging the Ethnic Divide --Pursuing Fair Treatment by Government Spatial Targeting Strategic Investments for Community Viability --Toward Coexistence The Future of Belfast: City and Sectarianism PART IV: CONCLUSIONS 10. Urban Policy on Narrow Ground Urban Policy amidst Polarization Ideology, Urban Policy, and Ethnic Conflict The Challenge of Urban Coexistence Appendices 1. Research Issues 2. Interviews Conducted Notes References Index

About the Author

Scott A. Bollens is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of California, Irvine. His previous books include Urban Peacebuilding in Divided Societies and (with David R. Godschalk, John S. Hekman, and Mike E. Miles) Land Supply Monitoring: A Guide for Improving Public and Private Urban Development Decisions.

Reviews

"...an intellectually accessible and highly rewarding book." - Political Science Quarterly "...invaluable ... " - CHOICE "The issues raised are very crucial and currently in the news. This is a carefully prepared book on a timely topic, and the author displays good knowledge of diverse cultural situations. The two case studies are excellent and provide useful new information." - Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, author of The International Dimension of Genocide in Rwanda

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