Recently both Israeli and Palestinian geographers have begun to pay greater attention to the impact of the political process on changing human landscapes in the region. This book attempts to refocus the understanding of the conflict within this politico-geographical framework.

Recently both Israeli and Palestinian geographers have begun to pay greater attention to the impact of the political process on changing human landscapes in the region. This book attempts to refocus the understanding of the conflict within this politico-geographical framework. Based on the authors' research extending for more than a decade, it concentrates on topics such as boundaries, settlement policy, resource allocation, geo-ethnicity, and the politics of planning.

A political geography of ethno-territorial conflict
the territorial dimensions of demographic change
demarcating the boundaries
macro and micro spaces - the local dimensions of Jewish-Arab conflict
land and water - controlling resources
settlement policy - creating civilian landscapes of control
the West Bank and Gaza Strip - from occupied territory to self-government
the spatial dimensions of peace
a unique city - the changing political geography of Jerusalem.