Dr. Boaz barzilay

Geographer  -( Legal geography & urban planning)

 Syllabi

 Recognition of the players in planning process & public participation
Lesson 1: Planning institutions - Powers ranks
Lesson 2: programs + plan approval process
 spatial balance of interests and possible effects of the planning process
Lesson 3: illustrations of selected programs (conservation sites, cellular antennas etc.)
Lesson 4: plans for a re- parcellation
Planning document, planning flexibility and the place of self wishes
Lesson 5: Reading the City Building Plan
Lesson 6: Distribution of land consolidation + Licensing (building permits)
Lesson 7: Easment,  deviation & Non-conforming use.
public cost of the planning - unequal distribution

Lesson 8: expropriations
Lesson 9: Improvement Tax
Lesson 10: possible damage of spatial
Lesson 11: Planning and compensation for damages
Lesson 12: Final Exercise

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Bolitzer, B. & Netusil, N.R. (2000). The Impact of Open Spaces on Property Values in Portland, Oregon. Journal of Environmental Management 59, 185-193.

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 Grade:

 Attendance 10%

Exam 60%

Paper / Presentation  30%