| Abstract: | This article presents a model of the development of the physical system of the kibbutz as an example of the physical planning of a communal society. A comparison of the kibbutz model with parallel urban models of physical planning in a capitalistic consumer society reveals great similarity between the two. Thus, although the socioeconomic value system of the kibbutz is different from that of the city, the kibbutz may nevertheless be considered a “micro-city” with regard to the solution of physical planning problems. The primary conclusion seems to be that physical planning is less influenced by social system than many planners claim. |
