Water and Land Resources in Israel, 2050
This report examines the land and water resources required to meet Israel’s food security goals for 2050, with a focus on crop-based agriculture. Its objectives are to assess the current situation, estimate future needs, identify resource gaps, and propose measures to address them.
How Deep is the Pit? Long-Term Building Maintenance Debt of Multiple-Ownership Residential Buildings in Israel
This study seeks to quantify the current and future long-term maintenance debt borne by Jewish households in such buildings and to stimulate public and policy discourse on the necessity of sustainable funding mechanisms
Guidelines for Applying Quantitative Shade Indicators in Urban Planning in Israel
This document presents a comprehensive methodology for promoting strategic planning for urban shading and for providing planning bodies and planners with standards for quantitative and qualitative assessment of existing and projected levels of shading according to different planning scenarios.
The Impact of an Airport in the Jezreel Valley on Agriculture and Food Security in Israel
The aim of this paper is to assess the potential impact of establishing an airport in the Jezreel Valley on regional agricultural production, the local economy and livelihoods dependent on agriculture, and the supply of food and food security for the broader Israeli public.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Towards An Infrastructure Policy Consensus and A National Capital Outlay Budjet 2000-2010 (Background Paper 1)
This short discussion paper is part of an effort to spawn discussion concerning infrastructure decisions and decision-making in Israel. It seeks to start a penetrating, across the board examination of needs, means, institutions and management practices in Israel as a basis for forging an agreed upon budgeting procedure and a capital outlay budget for the […]
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 […]
Identification and Evaluation of the Relationship Between Average and Variant Travel Times on Urban Roads
The aim of this work is to examine and evaluate some of the factors influencing variations in travel time. Factors to be examined in the work’s framework are: traffic volume, control, environment and geometry of the road. The research is meant to be the pilot stage of a comprehensive survey for calibrating a model that […]