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Neighborhood design and depression patterns

Bloom A.,Hatuka, T., Ovadia, C., Shomron N., (2026) Neighborhood design and depression patterns: the case of metropolitan cities in Israel. Cities & Health.

https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2026.2661557

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Heavy Industrial Parks, a blind spot in planning theory and practice

Danan Vincent, A. and Hatuka, T. (2025). Heavy Industrial Parks, a blind spot in planning theory and practice, Planning Theory & Practice  (Q1, IF: 3.4).

https://doi.org/10.1080/14649357.2024.2435191

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A conceptual framework for understanding neighbourhoods in the digital age

Hatuka, T. (2024). A conceptual framework for understanding neighbourhoods in the digital age. Urban Studies, 0(0). (Q1, IF: 4.2).  https://doi.org/10.1177/00420980241257392

Digitization processes at the neighborhood scale: Infrastructure, governance, community, and practices

Hatuka, T., & Elhanan, G.(2024). Digitization processes at the neighborhood scale: Infrastructure, governance, community, and practices. Planning Theory, 0(0). (Q1, IF: 3.4). https://doi.org/10.1177/14730952241263863

A novel biodynamic approach for assessing urban topology and flow

Guershon, M. Mordechai Francos, R. Ayali, A. Hatuka, H. (2024). A novel biodynamic approach for assessing urban topology and flow, iScience. https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(24)01144-1. (Q1, IF: 4.76).

Neighborhood: by Emily Talen, Oxford

Hatuka, T. and Elhanan G. (2024). Neighborhood: by Emily Talen, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019, Planning Theory & Practice, 25(2), 281–284.

The Neighbourhood–Health Nexus: Design, Behaviour and Futures

Hatuka, T, Elhanan G., Bloom A. (2024). The Neighbourhood–Health Nexus: Design, Behaviour and Futures, Built Environment.  Volume 50, Number 1, Spring 2024, pp. 168-184(17). https://doi.org/10.2148/benv.50.1.168 (Q2, IF: 0.658)

Local–Digital Activism: Place, Social media, Body and Violence in Changing Urban Politics

Zur, H & Hatuka, T. (2022) Local–Digital Activism: Place, Social media, Body and Violence in Changing Urban Politics. Social Media + Society, 9(2): 1-14.  https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051231166443 (Q1, IF: 5.5).

Neighbourhoods: Do They Still Matter? On Our Agency and (Possible) Future Paths (Editorial)

Hatuka, T., (2024). Neighbourhoods: Do They Still Matter? On Our Agency and (Possible) Future Paths (Editorial), Built Environment, Volume 50, Number 1, Spring 2024, pp. 5-12(8). (Q2, IF: 0.658)  https://doi.org/10.2148/benv.50.1.5

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Public space and public rituals: engagement and protest in the digital age

Hatuka, T. (2023). Public space and public rituals: engagement and protest in the digital age. Urban Studies. 60(2), 379-392. (Q1, IF: 4.418) https://doi.org/10.1177/00420980221089770

The Political Geometries of Visibility: Ranks of Seeing in the Digital Age

Hatuka, T. (2022). The Political Geometries of Visibility: Ranks of Seeing in the Digital Age. In A. Brighenti, (Ed.), The New Politics of Visibility: Spaces, Actors, Practices and Technologies. (17-31) Intellect.

Choosing a place

Hatuka, T. (2021). Choosing a place. In M.Mitrašinovic, & V. Mehta, (Eds.), Public space Reader(190-197) Routledge.

The new Industrial Urbanism

Hatuka, T. (2021). The new Industrial Urbanism. Special issue: Production Urbanism: The Meta-Industrial City. Architectural Design 91/5:14-23. (Q2, IF: 0.3).

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ad.2727

Laissez-faire Public Spaces: Designing Public Spaces for Calm and Stressful Times

Hatuka, T. (2021). Laissez-faire Public Spaces: Designing Public Spaces for Calm and Stressful Times. Built Environment Journal, 47(3), 392-401.  (Q2, IF: 0.658)

https://doi.org/10.2148/benv.47.3.392

Protesting in Times of Social Distances

Hatuka, T. (2021). Protesting in Times of Social Distances. Special issue: The Publics, Harvard Design Magazine 49: 67-73. https://www.harvarddesignmagazine.org/issues/publics/

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Agonistic conflict as a distinct type of contentious politics: Learning From protests for and against asylum seekers in Israel.

HHatuka, T., & Wijler, M. (2021). Agonistic conflict as a distinct type of contentious politics: Learning From protests for and against asylum seekers in Israel. Built Environment Journal 47(1), 96-118. (Q2, IF: 0.658) https://doi.org/10.2148/benv.47.1.96

The urban digital lifestyle: An analytical framework for placing digital practices in a spatial context and for developing applicable policy

Hatuka, T., Zur, H., & Mendoza Garcia, A. (2020). The urban digital lifestyle: An analytical framework for placing digital practices in a spatial context and for developing applicable policy. Cities. (Q1, IF: 6.07).  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2020.102978

From smart cities to smart social urbanism: The role of urban context and society in the digital age

Hatuka, T., & Zur, H. (2020). From smart cities to smart social urbanism: The role of urban context and society in the digital age.Telematics and Informatics Special issue: Smart Urbanism, 55, (Q1, IF: 9.14). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2020.101430

Alternating narratives: The dynamic between, Public spaces, protests and meanings

Hatuka, T. (2020). Alternating narratives: The dynamic between, Public spaces, protests and meanings. In D. Palazzo, & V. Mehta, (Eds.), Public space. (358-365) Routledge.

Who is the “smart” resident in the digital age? The varied profiles of users and non-users in the contemporary city

Hatuka, T., & Zur, H. (2020). Who is the “smart” resident in the digital age? The varied profiles of users and non-users in the contemporary city. Urban Studies, 57(6):1260-1283. (Q1, IF: 4.6).

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0042098019835690

Can you turn it off? The spatial and social context of mobile disturbance

Toch, E., Chassidim, H., & Hatuka, T. (2020). Can you turn it off? The spatial and social context of mobile disturbance. Journal of the ACM , 37(4): 1-18 (Q1, IF: 2.17).  https://doi.org/10.1145/3415162

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The political premises of contemporary urban concepts: The global city, the sustainable city, the resilient city, the creative city, and the smart city

Hatuka, T., Rosen-Zvi, I., Birnhack, Mo., Toch, E., & Zur, H. (2018). The political premises of contemporary urban concepts: The global city, the sustainable city, the resilient city, the creative city, and the smart city. Planning Theory and Practice, 19(2), 160–179. (Q1, IF:1.860). https://doi.org/10.1080/14649357.2018.1455216

The city-region as a hierarchical network: The Spatial configuration of newly built neighborhoods in the Tel Aviv

Hatuka, T. & Bar, R. (2018). The city-region as a hierarchical network: The Spatial configuration of newly built neighborhoods in the Tel Aviv, Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 50(4), 869–894. (Q1, IF: 2.152). https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X18754535

The instrumentalization of landscape in contemporary cities

Hatuka, T., &. Mattiucci, C. (2018). The instrumentalization of landscape in contemporary cities. Built Environment Journal, 44(3), 269–276. (Q2, IF: 0.348). http://www.jstor.org/stable/45173834.

Beyond pragmatism: Challenging the generic design of public parks in the contemporary city

Hatuka, T. (2018) Beyond pragmatism: Challenging the generic design of public parks in the contemporary city. Built Environment Journal, 44(3), 289–298. (Q2, IF: 0.348). https://www.jstor.org/stable/45173836

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Pockets of active border

Hatuka, T. (2017). Pockets of active border. Harvard Design Magazine, 44, (154–155) (invited short essay; Open access refereed journal).

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Facing forward: Trends and challenges in the development of industry in cities

Hatuka, T., Ben Joseph, E., & Menozzi, S. (2017). Facing forward: Trends and challenges in the development of industry in cities. Built Environment Journal, 43(1), 145–155. (Q2, IF: 0.348) https://www.jstor.org/stable/44211254

Industrial urbanism: Typologies, concepts and prospects

Hatuka, T., & Ben Joseph, E., (2017). Industrial urbanism: Typologies, concepts and prospects, Built Environment Journal, 43(10), 10–24. (Q2, IF: 0.348). https://www.jstor.org/stable/44211246

Editorial on industrial urbanism: Exploring the city-production dynamic

Hatuka, T. (2017). Editorial on industrial urbanism: Exploring the city–production dynamic, Built Environment Journal, 43(1), 5–9. (Q2, IF: 0.348). https://www.jstor.org/stable/44211245

Navigating among housing approaches: A search for convergences between competing epistemologies

Hatuka, T. & Bar. R. (2017). Navigating among housing approaches: A search for convergences between competing epistemologies. Housing, Theory and Society, 34(3), 277–296. (Q1, IF: 1.024). https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2016.1223166

Action’s design

Hatuka, T. (2016). Action’s design. In K. Fahlenbrach, M. Klimke, & J. Scharloth (Eds.), Protest cultures (213–220). Berghahn Books.

Being visible in public space: The normalization of asymmetrical visibility

Hatuka, T., & Toch E. (2016). Being visible in public space: The normalization of asymmetrical visibility, Urban Studies, 54(4), 984–998. (Q1, IF: 2.604). https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098015624384

Public Space

Hatuka, T. (2016). Public space. In K. Fahlenbrach, M. Klimke, & J. Scharloth (Eds.), Protest cultures (284–293). Berghahn Books.

The emergence of portable private-personal territory (PT): Smartphones, social conduct and public spaces

Hatuka, T., & Toch, E. (2016). The emergence of portable private-personal territory (PT): Smartphones, social conduct and public spaces, Urban Studies, 53(10), 2192–2208. (Q1, IF: 2.604). https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098014524608

The challenge of distance in designing civil protest: The case of Resurrection City in Washington Mall and the Occupy Movement in Zuccotti Park

Hatuka, T. (2015). The challenge of distance in designing civil protest: The case of Resurrection City in Washington Mall and the Occupy Movement in Zuccotti Park. Planning Perspectives, 31(2), 253–282. (IF: Q2, 0.418). https://doi.org/10.1080/02665433.2015.1058183

Microclimate and thermal perception in a Mediterranean coastal urban park

Saaroni, H., Pearlmutter, D., & Hatuka, T. (2014). Microclimate and thermal perception in a Mediterranean coastal urban park, International Journal of Biometeorology, 59(10), 1347–1362. (Q1, IF: 2.309). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.11.001

What do we mean when we say public housing?

Hatuka, T. (2014). What do we mean when we say public housing? Social Security Journal, 94, 81–88.

Imagination: A method for generating knowledge about possible urban futures

Davis D., & Hatuka, T. (2014). Imagination: A method for generating knowledge about possible urban futures. In E. A. Silva, P. Healey, & N. Harris (Eds.), Research methods in planning (225–234). Royal Town Planning Institute.

Towards the reasoned city

Hatuka, T. (2014). Towards the reasoned city. In T. Fenster, & O. Shlomo (Eds.), Cities of tomorrow (193–201). Hakibbutz Hameuchad. [Hebrew].

Sustainable planning of open urban areas in developing countries: A lesson from a case study in Tel Aviv

Hatuka, T., & Saaroni, H. (2014). Sustainable planning of open urban areas in developing countries: A lesson from a case study in Tel Aviv. Israel, In W. W. Clark (Ed.), Global sustainable communities design handbook (79–92). Elsevier

The need for advocating design codes in an era of climate change: A case study of a Mediterranean urban park

Hatuka, T. & Saaroni, H. (2014). The need for advocating design codes in an era of climate change: A case study of a Mediterranean urban park, Landscape Research, 39(3), 287–304. (Online July 17, 2012; Q1, IF: 1.012). https://doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2012.720249

Resilience of outdoor spaces in an era of climate change: The Problem of developing countries

Hatuka, T., & Saaroni, H. (2013). Resilience of outdoor spaces in an era of climate change: The Problem of developing countries, Sustainability, 5, 90–99. (Open access refereed journal, Q1, IF: 1.343). https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/5/1/90

Transformative terrains: Counter hegemonic tactics of dissent in Israel

Hatuka, T. (2012). Transformative terrains: Counter hegemonic tactics of dissent in Israel. Geopolitics, 17(4), 926–951. (Q1, IF: 1.65). https://doi.org/10.1080/14650045.2012.659298

Civilian consciousness of the mutable nature of power: Dissent practices along a fragmented border in Israel/ Palestine

Hatuka, T. (2012). Civilian consciousness of the mutable nature of power: Dissent practices along a fragmented border in Israel/ Palestine. Political Geography, 31(6), 347–357. (Q1, IF: 2.733). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2012.05.004

Designing Protests in Public Space

Hatuka, T. (2011). Designing Protests in Public Space, Metropolitiques, 1–5, at www.metropolitiques.eu (CNRS). 

The right to vision: a new planning praxis for conflict cities

Davis, D. & Hatuka, T. (2011). The right to vision: a new planning praxis for conflict cities. Journal of Planning Education, 31(3). 241–257. (Q1, IF: 1.051).

https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X11404240

Habitats under Contestation

Hatuka, T. (2011). Habitats under Contestation, lo Squaderno, 21, 17–19. 

Transcending the utopian-pragmatic divide in conflict cities: Applying vision and imagination to Jerusalem’s future

Davis D., & Hatuka, T. (2011). Transcending the utopian-pragmatic divide in conflict cities: Applying vision and imagination to Jerusalem’s future. In N. Coleman (Ed.) Imaging and making the world: Reflections on architecture and utopia (249–259). Ralahine Utopian Studies.

The fragility of memory and its remedy through spatial practices

Hatuka, T. (2010). The fragility of memory and its remedy through spatial practices. In T. Fenster, & H. Yacobi H. (Eds.), Remembering, forgetting and city builders (193–200). Ashgate.

Politics and culture in the making of a city-center: The case of Taksim Square, Istanbul

Baykan, A. & Hatuka, T. (2010). Politics and culture in the making of a city-center: The case of Taksim Square, Istanbul. Planning Perspectives, 25(1), 49–68. Prize for Best Paper of Planning Perspectives (2010-2012). (Q2, IF: 0.418). https://doi.org/10.1080/02665430903421734

Urban absence: Everyday practices versus trauma practices in Rabin Square Tel Aviv

Hatuka, T. (2009). Urban absence: Everyday practices versus trauma practices in Rabin Square,Tel Aviv. Journal of Architecture and Planning Research, 26(3), 198–212. (Q2, IF: 0.32)

https://www.jstor.org/stable/43030869

Negotiating space: Analyzing Jaffa protest’s form, intention and violence, October 27th 1933

Hatuka, T. (2008). Negotiating space: Analyzing Jaffa protest’s form, intention and violence, October 27th 1933. Jerusalem Quarterly, 35, 93–106. 35_space_0_0.pdf (palestine-studies.org)

The architecture of repeated rituals

Hatuka, T. & *Kallus, R. (2008). The architecture of repeated rituals. Journal of Architectural Education, 61(4), 85–94. (Q1, IF: 0.103) https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1531-314X.2008.00192.x

Walking as politics

Hatuka, T. (2008). Walking as politics. In S. B. Pritchard & C. A. Zimring Actions: playing, gardening, recycling and walking (70–77). CCA Publications.

After postmodernism: Readdressing the Role of utopia in urban design and planning

Hatuka, T., & D’Hooghe, A. (2007). After postmodernism: Readdressing the Role of utopia in urban design and planning. Places Journal, 19(2), 20–27.

After Postmodernism: Readdressing the Role of Utopia in Urban Design and Planning (placesjournal.org)

he myth of informal place-making: Stitching and unstitching urban space: Atarim Square in Tel Aviv

Hatuka, T., & *Kallus, R. (2007). The myth of informal place-making: Stitching and unstitching urban space: Atarim Square in Tel Aviv. Journal of Architecture, 12(2), 147–169. (Q2, IF: 0.6)

https://doi.org/10.1080/13602360701363312

Mediation between the state, the city, and the citizens: Architecture along Tel Aviv’s shoreline

Hatuka, T., & *Kallus, R. (2007). Mediation between the state, the city, and the citizens: Architecture along Tel Aviv’s shoreline. Journal of Architecture and Planning Research, 24(1), 23–41. (Q2, IF: 0.32) https://www.jstor.org/stable/43030788


The role of architecture in constructing urban borders in Tel Aviv-Jaffa since 1920s

Hatuka, T., & *Kallus, R. (2006). Loose ends: The role of architecture in constructing urban borders in Tel Aviv-Jaffa since 1920s. Planning Perspectives, 21(2), 23–44. (Q2, IF: 0.418)

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02665430500397188

Loose ends: Borders and boundaries between Tel Aviv and Jaffa

Hatuka, T. (2006). Loose ends: Borders and boundaries between Tel Aviv and Jaffa. In T. Fenster, & H. Yacobi H. (Eds.), Israeli city or cities in Israel? Questions of identity, meanings and power (44–77). Hakibbutz Hameuchad; Van Leer Institute Jerusalem. [Hebrew].

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Urban design in the context of glocalization and nationalism: Rothschild Boulevard, Tel Aviv

Hatuka, T., & *Forsyth, L. (2005). Urban design in the context of glocalization and nationalism: Rothschild Boulevard, Tel Aviv. Urban Design International, 10(2), 69–86. (Q2, IF: 0.411) 

Architecture and citizenship: The case of Rabin Square

T. Hatuka, 2005. 1. Hatuka, T. (2005). Architecture and citizenship: The case of Rabin Square. Jamaa, 13, 41–71. (Hebrew)

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In Between: Representing the urban environment and the self

Kallus, R., & Hatuka, T. (2005). In between: Representing the urban environment and the self. In F.Pousin, (Ed.) Figures de la ville et construction des savoirs (139–150). CNRS editions.

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Urban design in the context of glocalization and nationalism

Hatuka, T., & *Forsyth, L. (2005). Urban design in the context of glocalization and nationalism: Rothschild Boulevard, Tel Aviv. Urban Design International, 10(2), 69–86. (Q2, IF: 0.411) https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.udi.9000142

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Revision Moments: The case of Rabin Square

Hatuka, T. (2004). Revision moments: The case of Rabin Square. Theory and Criticism, 24, 85–111. (Hebrew)

City and citizenship: The development of the Tel Aviv shoreline

Hatuka, T., & *Kallus, R. (2004). City and citizenship: The development of the Tel Aviv shoreline. In Y. Moria-Klein, & S. Barnir (Eds.), Back to the sea (118–131). Israeli Pavilion, 9thArchitecture Biennale, Venice.

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Parallel Realities: Hassan Beq Mosque, Tel Aviv

Hatuka, T. (2003). Parallel Realities: Hassan Beq Mosque, Tel Aviv. In Y. Moria, & S. Barnir (Eds.), Public space (68–77) Tel Aviv Museum. [Hebrew].

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Imagined Environments: Between the National and the Everyday

Hatuka, T., & *Kallus, R. (2002). Imagined environments: Between the national and the everyday. Motar, 11, 65–78. (Hebrew)

Between East and West: Thinking about Architectural Culture

Kallus, R., & Hatuka, T. (2002). Between East and West: Thinking about architectural culture. Alpayim, 26, 41–63.  (Hebrew)

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