| ID | 134827 |
| Title Proper | Mosquitoes don’t carry visas |
| Other Title Information | walls, environments and the hope for cooperation in Palestine/Israel |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Leuenberger, Christine ; El-Atrash, Ahmad |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | With the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, a new era of open geographical spaces and unparalleled mobility seemed to replace a world divided along ideological and political lines; with rapid globalization under way, the power of nation-states appeared to be on the decline; and with the development of a worldwide information superhighway, physical borders looked like they had become obsolete. Since 1989, however. walls and fences have" again been built across the globe, dividing people, cultures and territories. Indeed. one of the results of global interconnectedness is the proliferation of borders, checkpoints and physical and virtual frontiers. Such physical fragmentations and the social disparities and environmental degradation they bring about have become “stubborn realities”‘ that continue to shape landscapes and cityscapes, not only in the North, but ever more so in the. |
| `In' analytical Note | Palestine-Israel Journal Vol.19 and 20, No.4 and 1; 2014: p.68-78 |
| Journal Source | Palestine Israel Journal 2014-06 19-20, 4-1 |
| Standard Number | Geopolitics |