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2006.
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| Summary/Abstract |
Urban planners can partially direct conflict, toward either resolution or escalation. The British-controlled Northern Ireland Executive (NIE) has enacted urban policies intended to be impartial and inoffensive to either community. But, in doing so, urban planning has surrendered potential in helping create urban conditions conducive to peace. This paper examines how NIE policy has impacted intergroup tensions in Belfast. The history of Belfast urban policy attitudes is explored, focusing on the period between 1972 and 1999, when London assumed direct control of urban governance. As the peace process in Northern Ireland has today reached a new crossroads, this study seeks to identify important issues of Belfast urban policymaking in need of revision.
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