Underground Mining of Aggregates for the Building and Road-Paving Industry

The Center for Environmental Policy Series | No. 27

2007 | Authors: Amir Eidelman, David Slutsky, Amos Bein, Ran Hakla...

It is customary to plan for the provision of raw materials for building and paving roads for a span of 40 or 50 years, and that is due to their economic importance and the necessity of ensur...

Non-Conforming Use of Open Agricultural Areas: Manager's Brief

2004 | Authors: Iris Han...

Use of agricultural land for business and commercial purposes become a widespread phenomenon. It is reshaping the agricultural landscape and the country’s open areas, and is creating a reali...

Insuring the Effectiveness of Catalytic Converts to Prevent Air Pollution from Transportation in Israel

2005 | Authors: Alon Tal...

Since the mid-1970s, Catalytic Converters have become conventional technology to reduce air pollution from vehicles. This study examines the physical properties of catalytic converters and ...

The Rule of "Red Lines" in Safeguarding the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret)

2005 | Authors: Eran Feitelson, Itay Fischhendler, Tsafrir Gazit...

Over the last two decades, Israel has seen a trend of over-pumping and decline in water quality, a phenomenon which is especially evident in Lake Kinneret (the Sea of Galilee). The research ...

Urban Environmental Quality- Summary

2005 | Authors: Israel (Lulik) Kimhi...

In order to address the question of how we can increase residential densities in Israel’s cities while still maintaining their quality of life, the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies con...

Contaminated Land in Israel - From Research to Policy Proposal: Managers Brief

2005 | Authors: Orr Karassin...

Land pollution is the result of modern society activities within its environment. This research is aimed at policymakers, professionals, jurists and the general public who are interested in ...

Open Rural Landscape in Israel's Central District: Images and Reality, Manager's Brief

2007 | Authors: Eran Feitelson, Larisa Fleishman...

The purpose of this study is to identify and to characterize the essence and the content of the concept of the ‘open rural landscape’ as it is perceived by various segments of th...

Wastewater Treatment In Arab Villages: Manager's Brief

2007 | Authors: Abdallah Rayan, Isam Sabbah...

The overall goal of this project is to develop an all-encompassing model for a solution to the treatment of sewage and its recycling for use in the rural Arab agricultural regions. The speci...