Report: 164 million cubic meters of water lost each year due to leakage in the pipeline
The Intelligent City: Stage 1: Establishment of a Community Network in Kiryat Tivon
During the last decade, and in particular with the proliferation of the internet, there have been numerous attempts around the world to develop community network. Many of these networks had failed and cease to operate, many have had partial success and limited use, only few can be defined successful. It is our claim that a […]
Conference on shore extensions and artifical islands off the coast of Israel
The construction of a series of artificial islands off the shoreline of Israel constitutes a clear necessity towards the end of this decade and during the first half of the coming century. This is due to the pressing utilization and need for development of the coastal strip in general and the severe shortage of land […]
Between excessive centralization and hesitant decentralization
Amendment #43 to the Israel Planning and Building Law of 1995 was the most important step so far to devolve planning powers to the local planning commissions. The powers devolved, however, were minimal – the authority to approve a set category of amendments to local plans which contain only minor change to the existing plans. […]
Water Policy for Israel (Hebrew with English summary)
The report summarizes a five-year project, conducted at the Neaman Institute by a team of researchers and practitioners in the water sector, for creating and implementing a methodology for generating a water policy for Israel. The report presents the methodology for identifying objectives, goals and indicators of achievement and for multi-objective evaluation of alternative policies. […]
North Wind: Local Patriotism and National Crisis
This report presents the findings of a survey conducted among residents of the north of Israel who were evacuated from their homes following the events of October 7 and the war that broke out in its wake. The evacuation of the northern residents is a unique and unprecedented event in the history of Israeli society. […]
Democracy as a Critical Infrastructure during a State of Emergency
Democracy is not only an essential infrastructure during normal times; in fact, safeguarding it becomes even more crucial during times of emergency. This document explores the intricate relationships between democracy, individual rights and emergencies. The authors acknowledge that acute crises, like natural disasters, pandemics or wars, may warrant deviations from both the formal facet of […]
Review and Analysis of Methods for Evaluating, Quantifying and Promoting Shade in Urban Spaces
Promoting street shade using trees, as a key component of Israel’s global warming adaptation strategy, lies at the heart of Government Resolution 1022 from January 23, 2022. However, the National Strategic Plan for Shading and Cooling Urban Spaces Using Trees, published following the resolution at the end of 2022, already acknowledged the methodological difficulties inherent […]
Economy and Society Adjustments to the Post-Corona Era: Recommendations
With the outbreak of the Corona crisis, we harnessed our best effort in an attempt to present insights and possible ways of action that would make the corona crisis an opportunity that would put the State of Israel on a path of growth and well-being for all its residents. We have endeavoured to present a […]
Feasibility of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) waste treatment facilities in Israel
Construction of waste treatment facilities by Public and Private partnerships (PPP) in Israel The study, carried out as part of a research grant for the local authorities – the National Lottery and the Local Authorities Center examines the factors that hinder the creation of waste management plants in Israel, and in particular, whether the establishment […]
