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The current state of town and city centres in the UK is a matter of growing concern for a range of professionals and politicians. In general, recent studies about town and city centres have not concentrated on the experiences of users and potential users. A 27-month research project which investigated young people's use and perception of their town and city centres in the UK was undertaken at the University of Sheffield. Over 2000 young people were involved with questionnaires and focus groups and this paper reports, from the qualitative work, on towns and the developing child, the developing civic identity, civic values, towns as resources and who the town is for, together with implications and conclusions from the work. Young people are significant users of their town and city centres and yet they feel that they will not be heard and their opinions not valued.

This paper considers certain proposals for the future of the present Israeli-Occupied Territories. An essential yet brief review of various backgrounds, including the notion of Eretz Yisrael, is presented. The two principal Israeli viewpoints on the future of the territories, the "Eretz Yisrael" and the "Regional Compromise" positions are considered in some detail. While the so-termed Jordanian Option is outlined the Joshua Option is introduced as it may possibly indicate an even broader dimension for future deliberations and actions. A brief introduction to the proceeding study of Jewish settlement-development in the Samarian core is presented. The importance of such fieldwork is stressed. The overall contentious nature of the subject is emphasized yet academic consideration must proceed. Eretz Yisrael -The Land of Israel

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