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Planning & spatial distribution of public services in the South-West of Salfit district : a comparative study with the North-West of Ramallah & Al-Bireh district
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The Zionist colonial discourse in Oslo accords, and transformation of the official Palestinian discourse
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The role of NGOs in the commodification and marketing of the Palestinian subjectivities to funding states in the colonial context
No full textIn-between forgotten spaces in Palestinian cities: the twin cities of Ramallah and Al- Bireh as a case study
No full textHuge numbers of leftover and ignored spaces emerged in cities after the fast
growth and urban development in the last decades that negatively affect the
overall cities environment and the quality of cities open spaces in developed and
developing countries, yet they offer great opportunity to enhance the quality of
the urban spaces. In Palestine, the problem of such spaces is evident in its cities
in general and in the twin cities of Ramallah and Al-Bireh in particular. In their
downtown the phenomenon of leftover and ignored spaces is clearly
demonstrated, and they cover a large area of land that was forgotten during the
last 6 decades and no concrete action was taken to improve them. This paper is
to explore, analyze and discuss these forgotten spaces and to propose a proper
improvement framework for their regeneration. To do so, four folds
methodology was used based on historical and archival research, theoretical
review, fieldwork and interviews with stakeholder