Reinterpreting the Garden City: Green-Built Relations in Tel Aviv’s Metropolitan Planning

Green-built relations, a core principle of the Garden City concept adapted in Tel Aviv's 1925 plan by Patrick Geddes, extend beyond the UNESCO World Heritage inscribed White City area but are unevenly recognized across municipalities and planning documents. This study analyzed strategic plans, conservation frameworks, and master plans using a workshop involving 18 participants who evaluated six municipal planning documents against 31 predefined attributes. Findings reveal that these attributes, which underpin the Outstanding Universal Value of the site, persist in metropolitan planning but with significant variation. The research demonstrates green-built relations as a valuable framework for integrating heritage management with metropolitan planning and supporting Nature-Culture governance approaches.

Matar, A., Cannatella, D., & Pereira Roders, A. (2026). Reinterpreting the Garden City: Green-Built Relations in Tel Aviv’s Metropolitan Planning. Land, 15(3), 359. https://doi.org/10.3390/land15030359