Southern Arad Valley- feasibility study for the Regulation of Bedouin Settlemen

Client: ILA, the Bedouin Development Authority
Project Initiation: 2013
Location: Arad valley
Project Area: 120,000 dunam
Status: Approved
Planning Team: Ari Cohen, Yaara Rosner-Manor, Ella Zilberfarb-Ben Ezra, Mor Kertes, Liora Hemi

This feasibility study aimed to examine different options for Bedouin settlement regulation and development in the southern Arad valley. The proposal includes recommendations for the town of Kseifeh, located in the central Arad valley, as well as the non-regulated villages throughout the valley.

The plan included a participatory process including dozens of meetings with the residents of the valley at large, with specific focus on residents of Kseifeh and its immediate surroundings.

The feasibility study is based on the latest research regarding Bedouin settlement in the Negev, reflecting the Bedouin code of traditional spatial settlement layout. The study also deals with the spatial expression of social codes and the unique relationship between open and built areas. These aspects were all included without deviating from the provisions of Regional Master Plan 4/14/23 or those of the Planning and Construction Law

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This feasibility study aimed to examine different options for Bedouin settlement regulation and development in the southern Arad valley. The proposal includes recommendations for the town of Kseifeh, located in the central Arad valley, as well as the non-regulated villages throughout the valley.

The plan included a participatory process including dozens of meetings with the residents of the valley at large, with specific focus on residents of Kseifeh and its immediate surroundings.

The feasibility study is based on the latest research regarding Bedouin settlement in the Negev, reflecting the Bedouin code of traditional spatial settlement layout. The study also deals with the spatial expression of social codes and the unique relationship between open and built areas. These aspects were all included without deviating from the provisions of Regional Master Plan 4/14/23 or those of the Planning and Construction Law