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Contested beachscapes: planning and debating Tel Aviv's seashore in the 1930s

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 June 2007

MAOZ AZARYAHU  and
ARNON GOLAN
MAOZ AZARYAHU
Affiliation:
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel
ARNON GOLAN
Affiliation:
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel
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Abstract

This article examines how different visions of Tel Aviv as a seaside city in the 1930s were articulated in terms of urban planning and local politics. It expands on the beach as a site of leisure, pleasure, health and recuperation. It further elaborates on the demand to ‘improve the seashore’ in terms of architecture and urban development. At the centre of the discussion is the evaluation of the Grunblatt scheme and the public debate on the benefits and disadvantages of the ambitious project.

Type
Research Article
Information
Urban History , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , August 2007 , pp. 278 - 295
Copyright
© 2007 Cambridge University Press

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