Planning, Space and Ethnic conflict

20/02/2024, h. 11:00 – 13:00
Politecnico di Milano, Campus Leonardo, Edificio 12, Sala Riunioni 2° piano
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Illuminating the struggle over Israel/Palestine in Gaza and beyond

This seminar explores the complex interplay between urban planning, spatial segregation, and the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Three eminent scholars from Israel and Palestine explore several critical themes on ​​challenges and conflicts arising in “mixed cities”, the role of Israel’s spatial policies in “creeping apartheid” in Gaza and beyond, and the Zionist myth of “a land without people”. By examining these themes, the seminar highlights how spatial planning can shape power dynamics and fuel conflict in Israel/Palestine.

Relatori

Manal Totry-Jubran, Faculty of Law, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan – Oren Yiftachel, The Just City, Lab Ben-Gurion University, Beersehba – Omar Yousef, Dept of Jerusalem Studies, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem

Discussants

Alessandro Balducci e Carolina Pacchi, DAStU Politecnico di Milano

Responsabili

Irene Bianchi, Maryam Karimi, Grazia Concilio, Valeria Fedeli