Preliminary Reflections on Knotty Issues, University Education and Human Resources
On Mass Higher Education and Institutional Diversity, University Education and Human Resources
It is an honor and pleasure to have been asked to speak to this conference, organized by Neal Sherman and the Israel-American Fulbright committee. I have had long and close ties with Israel, and I am delighted to have a chance to talk with you about your institutions of higher education in this way. It […]
Social and Economic Implications of Employee Cutbacks
Introductory remarks Prof. Bilha Mannheim This seminar, held in the framework of the Samuel Neaman Institute for advanced studies in science and technology at the Technion and in cooperation with the Haifa district New Labor Organization, is the third in a series of seminars held in the last three years in this framework. It is […]
The Golden Age of Scientific Technological Research University
The current crisis in the classical research university scene, the on-going fusion of science and technology which is driving a new scientific-technological revolution, the changing rationale of research funding, and the need of advanced nations to develop competitive, knowledge-based economies, have set the stage for a potential ‘golden age’ for Scientific Technological Research Universities (S&TRU). […]
A Scientific-Technological Forecast – Approaching the 21st Century. Stage 2, Final Report
The present report summarizes the data from the second cycle of the “Delphi” survey, initiated by the Ministry of Science during the 1999-2000 work years. This follows the interim report published in October 1999 and included the results of the first cycle. The “Delphi” method is today one of the accepted tools in the developed […]
Burning Trash and Generating Energy from Industrial Waste
The publication contains translation and transcript of lectures on the subject of Industrial combustion of waste, and also treatment of liquid industrial wastes.
Energy conservation in Buildings at the Technion Campus
The current research “Energy conservation in buildings at the Technion campus” is part of various activities undertaken lately by Technion with the aim of reducing the impacts on the environment and improving energy conservation within the campus. Technion has also recognized recently the need for providing improved internal conditions in the newly erected buildings, while […]
Project renewal in Israel 1979-1994, Annotated bibilography in Hebrew and English.
Project from the start of actual work in the neighborhoods (1979) to the early nineties. A. Combined physical and social rehabilitation. B. Avoiding the relocation of people from their homes and demolition of old buildings. C. Resource allocation based on neighborhood need. The collection of references in this partly annotated bibliography is intended to serve […]
Use of Wastewater in Urban Settings. Final Report
This study investigates the treatment of municipal wastewater and reuse within the city. A variety of uses for the treated wastewater, ranging from toilet flushing and domestic gardening to landscape irrigation were suggested. Two cities were investigated as case studies: Beer Sheva and Maale Edomim. For both cities treatment and reuse schemes were designed, and […]
Sustainable developmentent of the Water Sector and the Fate of Agriculture
Israel used all that was worth pumping in the 1970’s already. Over- pumping today exceeds 500 million cubic meters a years and it will keep growing at an average rate of over 40 million cubic meters a year. Even over a decade ago the water system suffered severe shortage. Since then consumption grew on the […]