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Toward the Sustainable Metropolis: The Challenge of Planning Regulation

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  • Nurit Alfasi

    (Department of Geography and Environmental Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba 8410501, Israel)

  • Talia Margalit

    (Azrieli School of Architecture, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel)

Abstract

Promoting urban sustainability and resilience is a demanding and challenging task. This paper focuses on the obstacles related to planning and regulation that stem from the structure of urban planning apparatuses and the substantial incompatibilities between them and common urban dynamics. Based on case studies from Tel Aviv-Jaffa, whose urban structure and municipal management appear to support the vision of urban sustainability and resilience, this paper presents three types of obstacles and concludes with four major challenges. The first obstacle relates to keeping urban infrastructure updated according to new technologies and knowledge. The second involves acknowledging the unintended consequences of planning actions, particularly those engaged with “green” policies. The third refers to confronting entrenched urban structures and processes. The practical obstacles include awareness of the widening social and spatial gaps that may result from uneven sustainability and resilience adaptation; the importance of keeping “open minds” about the required adaptation of plans and facilities to new knowledge and technologies; awareness of the fact that big plans require prolonged processes, which likely means timely adaptation of programs and means; and the need to facilitate communication between urban and governmental bodies and prepare for frequent coordination and consultation in various combinations.

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  • Nurit Alfasi & Talia Margalit, 2021. "Toward the Sustainable Metropolis: The Challenge of Planning Regulation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-21, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:15:p:8189-:d:599011
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