| Home | Academic Activities | Publications | Supervision of Graduate Students Books, monographs and special journal issues Atlas of Haifa and Mount Carmel. Haifa: the Scientific Applied Research Company, University of Haifa, 1980. With A. Soffer. 122 pp. (Hebrew and English). Planning Housing Aid Policy for the Urbanizing Arab Villages of Israel. Monograph Series on the Middle East, No. 1, Haifa: University of Haifa, the Jewish-Arab Center, 1982, 36 pp. Plant Scale and Manufacturing Policies in Peripheral Regions An Intercultural Analysis: Israel, Brazil and Belgium. Aldershot: Avebury (Gower), 1989, 148 pp. Neighborhood Services in Urbanizing Arab Settlements in Israel: Application of the Value Stretch Model for Social Policy Planning. Haifa: University of Haifa, Haifa and Galilee Research Institute, 1991. With Y. Aspis (Hebrew). Lifestyle Studies special Issue Geography Research Forum, December 2004 Tel Aviv – Yaffo - - From a Garden city to a World City: the Last Century. A collection of manuscripts dedicated to the 100 anniversary of Tel Aviv-Yaffo. Haifa: Pardes, 2009, ( Hebrew ). Textbooks The Geography of the Soviet Union. Tel Aviv: Av Eyal. With G. Shamir, 1964, 223 pp. (Hebrew). The Geography in the Matriculation. Tel Aviv: Av-Eyal, 1965, 240 pp. (I Hebrew). Articles in Journals, Readers and Forums and Conferences "The Role of Physical Planning in Air Pollution Abatement", Environmental Planning Quarterly, 12, 1970, pp. 14-22 (Hebrew). "The Image of the City of Haifa", Environmental Planning Quarterly 1, 1971, pp. 7-15 (Hebrew). "The Functioning of the N.A.M. Cities", Environmental Planning Quarterly 15, 1971, pp. 1-20. With D. Soen (Hebrew). "The Functioning of a Cluster of Towns in Israel", Ekistics, 205, 1972, pp. 400-407. With D. Soen. "Urbanization Processes in the Kibbutz", Environmental Planning Quarterly, 21-22, 1972, pp. 9-22. With S. Shalmon, (Hebrew). "Design and Economic Considerations in Hillside Residential Developments, Case Studies in Southern California", ITCC Review, 1974, pp. 277- 288. "Delimiting the Study and Planning Units for Commercial and Service Functions in Metropolitan Areas: A Case Study in Metropolitan Tel-Aviv". City and Region, 4, 1975, pp. 32-42 (Hebrew). "Changes in the Regional Status of Israel's Southern Towns -1965-1970". Horizons, 1, 1975: pp. 59-70 (Hebrew). "Applications of the Reilly Retail Gravity Model in Delimiting Urban market Areas for Planning", ITCC Review, 5, 1976, pp. 49-55. "The Effects of a Bypass on Vehicle-Pedestrian Safety and Business Along a Town's Major Arterial, the Case of Ramla, Israel", Proceedings of International Conference on Pedestrian Safety. Vol. 1, 1976, pp. 3F1-3F7. With D. Balasha. "Multivariate Analysis in Regional Planning, the Case of Northern Thailand". Contact, Journal of Regional Studies. 1976 and in ITCC Review, 4, 2, 1976, pp. 81-92. With D. Soen and Michal Tamir. "Local versus National Coefficients in Constructing Regional Input-Output Tables in Small Countries", Journal of Regional Science, 16, 1, 1976, pp. 93-99. "The Functioning of a New Town as a Regional Center, a Case Study in Northern Israel", Geography in Israel. Jerusalem, 1976, pp. 239 254. "Trends of the Minority Population in the Galilee and their Planning Implications". City and Region, 3, 1976, pp. 54-68 (Hebrew). "Industrial Employment in Developing Towns", The Economic Quarterly, 91, 1976, pp. 3-9 (Hebrew). "Interrelationships between Various Types of Rural Settlements and a New Town". Social Research Review, 1977, pp. 137-147 (Hebrew). "The Impact of Factory Size on Urban Growth and Development". Economic Geography, 53, 3, 1977, pp. 295-302. "Center Hinterland Interrelationships and Urban Growth". Horizons, 3, 1977, pp. 71-84 (Hebrew). "Center-Hinterland Interrelationships in a Nodal Region, an Input-Output Analysis". Urban Studies, 14, (1977), pp. 347-351. "Changes in the Distribution of Arabs in Mixed Jewish-Arab Cities in Israel", Economic Geography, 54, 1978, pp. 167-180. "Planning the Complementary Development of a Small New Town". ITCC Review, 41, 1982, pp. 5-18. "How Should We Prepare for Megalopolitan Processes in Israel". Horizons 6, 1982, pp. 49-64 (Hebrew). "Clusters and Complexes of Medium-Sized Manufacturing Systems: Two Case Studies in Brazil". Professional Geographer, 35, 1983, pp. 32-39. "Evolution of the Jewish Urban System of the Galilee 1948-1980". Lands of Galilee, Shmueli A., Soffer A. and N. Kliot, (eds.), 1983, Haifa: Applied Scientific Research Company, University of Haifa, pp. 723-744 (Hebrew). "The Northern Migration Field - the Changing Trends of Late 1970s". Lands of Galilee, Shmueli A., Soffer A., and Kliot (eds.), 1983, Haifa: Applied Scientific Research Company, University of Haifa, pp. 509-520 (Hebrew). "The Kibbutz Industrial System: A Unique Industrial Community in Israel". Industrial Systems, III, Hamilton I. and G. Linge, (eds.), 1983, pp. 463-484. With A. Meir. London: Wiley. "Conflicts Between Business and Residential Uses at the Edge of A C.B.D.: A Theoretical Review". Horizons, 8, 1983, pp. 13-26. With A. Davidi (Hebrew). "Urban Systems in Ancient Israel". Horizons, 7, 1983, pp. 85-89 (Hebrew). "Changes in Consumer Behavioral Patterns in Metropolitan Areas, The Hyper-Markets of Haifa Bay". Environmental Planning, 29, 1983, pp. 18 - 25. With N. Elad (Hebrew). "Changing Housing Norms of a Dynamic Minority Population", the Arab Villagers of Israel". Geographical Research Forum, 6, 1983, pp. 24-36. "Spatial Aspects of Inter kibbutz Manufacturing Partnerships". Rural Cooperation, 11, 1, 1983, pp. 43-64; and Economic Quarterly, 12, 1985, pp. 281-289. With A. Meir (Hebrew). "The Evolution of Inter kibbutz Manufacturing Partnerships and their Characteristics", Rural Systems 1, 4, 1983, pp. 267-281; and Ha-kibbutz 11, 1985, pp. 147-162. With A. Meir (Hebrew). "Plant Scale and Urban Growth". Urban Studies, 21, 1984, pp. 53-61. "Input-Output Tables for Medium-Sized Cities: Survey Coefficients or Short-Cut Methods? A Case Study in Brazil". Journal of Regional Science, 24, 3, 1984, pp. 443-450. "Minority Perceptions of Housing Needs and the Rational Planning of a Housing Aid Policy: The Case of the Urbanizing Arab Villages in Israel". Applied Geography 4, 2, 1984, pp. 135-149. "Metropolitan Processes: Their Impact on Regional Strategies: A Case Study in Israel". Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 1, 3, 1984, pp. 191-208. Also, "Les Processus Metropolitains: Leur Impact Sur Les Strategies de Development Regional, Etude De Cas en Israel", in CAHIERS du Centre De Recherches et D' Etudes Sur CRPIF, No. 9, Paris, 1984, pp. 277-279. "Role and Timing of Complementary Objectives of A Regional Policy, The Case of Northern Israel". Geoforum, 15, 2, 1984, pp. 191-200. "Succession Fonctionnelle A la Frange Du Centre D'Affaires, Etudi Du Cas De Haifa (Israel)", Mediterranee, 4, 1985, pp. 13-19, With F. Davidi. "Work Place Search Considerations and Commuting Patterns at the Metropolitan Field Region, A Theoretical Review", Horizons, 14, 1985, pp. 69- 88. With Y. Mansfeld (Hebrew). "Geography in Israel". Professional Geographer, 37, 2, 1985, pp. 214-215. With S. Waterman. "Haifa - Urban Geography", in Atlas of Israel, 1985, Tel-Aviv: Israel Survey Decision. pp. 32 33. With A. Soffer (Hebrew). "Graph Analysis of Metropolitan Residential Mobility: Methodology and Theoretical Implications". Urban Studies, 22, 2, 1986, pp. 179-187. "Work Place Utilities and Commuting Patterns, Are They Place and Class Differentiated?” Professional Geographer 38, 2, 1986, pp. 160- 169. With Y. Mansfeld. "Geopolitical Ideologies and Regional Strategies in Israel". Tijdschrift Voor Economische En Sociale Geografie 7, 2, 1987, pp. 125-138. "Applied Geography: Its Evolution and Challenges," Horizons, 21, 1987, pp. 89-102. "The Value Stretch Model - A Methodology for Social Mobility Analysis: The Case of the Metropolitan Field of Haifa, Israel". Planologisch Nieuws, Tijdschrift Van De Vlaamse Federatie Voor Planologie 7, 2, 1987. pp. 125 138. "Manufacturing Plant Size - Toward A Regional Strategy: A Case Study in Limburg, Belgium". Urban Studies 25, 1988, pp. 43-52. With E. Swyngedouw. "Migrants Linkages with their Place of Origin". Geoforum, 19, (4), 1988, pp. 45-66. "The Impact of the Shipping Industry and the Port on the Economy of Haifa: an Input-output Study". In Interrelationships Between the Port and the City. Haifa: The N. Vidra Institute for Maritime and Aviation Studies, 1988 pp.70-90 (Hebrew). "The Changing Impact of Haifa Port Activities on the City's Economic Base". In Interrelationships Between the Port and the City. Haifa: The N. Vidra Institute for Maritime and Aviation Studies, 1988 pp.106-126 With Y. Hayuth, (Hebrew). "Manufacturing R&D in a Peripheral Region: A Case Study of Limburg, Belgium". Professional Geographer 40, (2), 1988, pp. 149-158. With E. Swyngedouw. "Untimely Metropolitan - Field 'Rurban' Development, Rural Renaissance As a Geopolitical Process in Israel". Geographical Research Forum 9, 1989, pp. 45-66. "Regional Development Strategy Considerations in Multi Community Land of Israel", in and Y. Hofman (ed.), Jewish Arab Relationships. Bristol: Wyndham, 1988, pp. 21-44. "Well-Being in a Pluralistic Society: Toward a Policy Oriented Methodology". Geoforum, 1989 pp. 303-313. "Immigration of the 1990s: A Geographical Revolution Or The Rejuvenation of A Polarized Geographical Space in Israel". Harasut Netuna, 5, 1990 pp. 39-51 (Hebrew). "Have The National Peripheries Lost Their Hopes? Environmental Planning Review, 42-43, 1990. Pp.139-149. (Hebrew). Have We Abundant the National Population Dispersal Policy". In Gonen A. Editor. The Geography of Absorption, 1990. Jerusalem: Israel's Association of Geographers and The Department of Geography, the Hebrew University (Hebrew). "Geographical Perspectives on Peace Alternatives for the Land of Israel," in Kliot, N. and S. Waterman, Eds. The Political Geography of Conflict and Peace, London: Belhaven Press 1991 pp.217-228. "Geography Needs Applied Geography" In M. Ancelin Book, G. Allaert (ed.). Gent: The State University of Gent, 1991. "The Galilee in the National Agenda: The Spatial Aspect" in David Amiran BooK, A. Schachar (ed.). Jerusalem, 1991, pp.140-155 (Hebrew). "Neighborhood Services in the Urbanizing Arab Village of Israel", Defining Needs by Means of the "Value Stretch Model". Horizons, 33-34, 1991, pp. 103-118. With Y. Aspis (Hebrew). "Spatial Policy of an Imagined Reality: the Background for Israel's Land Policy Related to the New Settlement Program in the Galilee". State, Government and International Relationships, 35, 1991. With G. Lipshitz (Hebrew). "Inter-community Cooperation Between a New Town and its Neighboring Regional Council". City and Region, 1992 (Hebrew). "Katzrin - Planning and Development of a New Town". In Degani, A. and M. Inbar (eds.) The Golan Heights. 1993. 503-516 (Hebrew). "Application of the 'Value Stretch Model For Social Policy Planning". Social Security, 42 1994, pp. 52-69 (With Y. Aspis) (Hebrew). Changes in the Housing Normative Values of the Urbanizing Arab Population of Israel". Social Security 45, 1996, pp. 37-53 (Hebrew). "The East Mediterranean Megalopolis: A Backbone of A Peaceful Middle East. The Middle East Forum, 1, 1996, pp. 129-147. "From Dispersal to Concentration - Israel's Alternating Spatial Strategies". In Y. Gradus, and G. Liphshits, (Eds.) The Mosaic of the Israeli Geography. Beer Sheva: The Ben-Gurion University Press 1996, pp. 29-36. "Defining Needs for Neighborhood Services In Arab Urbanizing Settlements of Israel: Application of the Value Stretch Model in Social Policy Planning". Social Security, 3, 1996, pp. 31-51. (With Y. Aspis). "Rethinking Attributes of A 'Global' City: the case of the United States". Geographical Research Forum 16, 1996 pp. 13-31. “The East Mediterranean Megalopolis: Backbone of A Peaceful Middle East”. Middle East Forum 1, 1996, pp. 129-146. "Dynamics and Potentials of Israel's Megalopolitan Processes", Urban Studies, 34, 3, 1997 pp. 589-501. . "Technology and Industrial Policy for a Metropolis At the Threshold of the Global Economy: the Case of Haifa, Israel". Urban Studies, 35 (4), 1998, pp 649-662. “Spatial Reach of Office Firms: Case Study in The Metropolitan CBD of Tel Aviv, Israel”. Geografiska Annaler 80 B, 1998, pp. 17-28. “Participatory Planning and Ethnic Interaction in Ma’alot-Tarshiha, A Jewish-Arab Community”. Applied Geography, 18, 3, 1998, pp. 225-241 (with D. Shmueli). “Location and Relocation of Class A Office Users: Case Study in the Metropolitan CBD of Tel Aviv, Israel” Geographical Research Forum, 18, 1998, pp. 64-82. “Restructuring of A Metropolitan Suburban Industrial Park: Case Study in Metropolitan Tel Aviv, Israel”. Geografiska Annaler B, 1998, pp. 217-227 (with Tamar Noam). “Planning in Induced Situation: Herzeliyya Pituach Industrial Park”. Horizons, 50, 1999, pp. 61-77. (With Tamar Noam in Hebrew). “Patterns of Suburban Office Development and Spatial Reach of Their Office Firms: A Case Study in Metropolitan Tel Aviv, Israel”. In Daniel Felsenstein and Mike Taylor, (Eds) Promoting Local Growth. Aldershot: Ashtgate, 2001, (with O. Borenstein) pp. 255 – 270. “Tel Aviv, Israel – A World City in Evolution: Urban Development at a Dead- End of Global Economy”. GaWC Bulletined #57, in GaWC site: www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc, 2001. Also in Pak M. (Ed.) (2004) Cities of Tomorrow. Lublijana: The University of Lublijana, 183-194. “The Global Crisis And Israel’s High-Tech Industry”. GaWC Bulletin #72, in GaWC site: www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc, 2002. “Similarities and Differences in Lifestyle Attributes of Residents of Haifa, Israel”. Social Security, 64, 2003 pp. 83-99 (in Hebrew, with Ayelet Goldman). “Lifestyle attributes of young Israelis at the eve of the 21st Century: their weights, gaps and time horizons at the value stretch model, and their planning application. Horizons, 55, 2003, pp. 5-23 (Hebrew). “Similarities and dissimilarities in the evaluation of lifestyle attributes by hi-tech employees in Israel: a value stretch analysis”. Tichnun (Planning) 1, 2004 (in Hebrew, with Liat Krabtchik), pp. 17-33. “Global Cycles and Israel's Boom, Crisis and Signs of Revival of its Start-up Phenomenon”. GaWC Bulletin # 132 (A): in GaWC site: www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc, 2004. Also in Maos, J., O. Inbar, M., and Shmueli, D. F., (2004). Contemporary Israeli Geography. Haifa: The University of Haifa, Department of Geography: 61-76 (Hebrew). “Post-Industrial Lifestyles Attributes of Work and Leisure of Israelis At the End of the 1990s: A Value Stretch Analysis”. In Le Heron, R. and Harrington, J.W. (Eds.) (2005). New Economic Spaces: New Economic Geographies. Aldersot: Ashgate: 119-135 “Lifestyle – The Editor’s Introduction”. Geography Research Forum, December 2004 special Issue: 1-19 (Guest editor: Baruch A. Kipnis) “The Value Stretch model - Tooling for long time horizon lifestyle studies”. Geography Research Forum, December 2004 special Issue: 100-114 (guest editor Baruch A. Kipnis). "The Spatial Agglomeration of a Knowledge-Based Economy and the Elite: Tel Aviv on the Verge of being a full Scale World City". Bulletin # 163(A). www.lboro.ac.uk/GaWC, 2005. Also in Murayama, Y. and Du, G. (eds) (2005). Cities in Global Perspective: Diversity and Transition. College of Tourism, Rikkyo University with IGU urban Commission: 279-295 "The Wealthy, The Knowledgeable And The Influential: Israel's Geography Of The Affluent, The Influential And The Professional An Added Evidence Of Tel Aviv Going Global" ("Theory Years Book" 2005, forthcoming, in Hebrew). "Spatial Concentration, Economic Elite, and the Knowledge-Based Economy: the Case of Metropolitan Tel Aviv". The proceedings of the Knowledge and Regional Economic Development, the open conference 2005, Barcelona, Spain, 9-11.6.2005: 23.pp (a CD available at the library of the Uni9versity of Haifa) "The Geography of Israel's Wealthy, Influential and Professionals: Its Impact on Tel Aviv's World City Status and on the Dwindling National Space. Bulletin # 168www.lboro.ac.uk/GaWC, 2005. "A world city, psychological rewards and the creative agencies". Bulletin # 207, . www.lboro.ac.uk/GaWC, 2006. "Does Tel Aviv belongs to the 'Global City' phenomenon?". Social Issues in Israel, (Hebrew). "Greater Tel Aviv as a World City: a node in a global network and a dominating node in Israel's spatial territory". In Kipnis, B. (Editor) Tel Aviv – the Last Century (forthcoming in 2009, in Hebrew). "The rail network: a stimulus for the amplification of Israel's labor core area, leaned on Tel Aviv and its immediate suburbs". In Kipnis (Ed) Tel Aviv-Yaffo From a Garden Neighborhood to a World City. Haifa: Pardes, 2009: 298-314 (Hebrew, with Natali Katz). "The Impact of the Globalization Processes on Israel's Economy, Society and Spatial Order". In S. Hason (Ed.) The Formation of Israeli Space. Jerusalem: The Institute for the Study of Land Policy of the Jewish National Fund, (forthcoming, Hebrew). "Polarization, Spread and Upgrading of Urban Functions: From a Smiting 'First City' to a 'Network of Cities' Structure". Bulletin #302, www.lboro.ac.uk/GaWC 2009. "Greater Haifa – From an Edge City of the National Core Area to a Leveraging Anchor for the Galilee and a Northern Gate to the Global Market". Horizons 73-74, 2009: 11-43. Toward Extended Network of Anchors to the Global Economy: The Case of Israel, GaWC Bolletin #302, 2009; An update and extension of the GaWC's Bulletin #302, The Global Studies Journal, vol 3 ,2: 1-16 (2010). Greater Tel Aviv-Yaffo as a Global City – A Vehicle for Reviving the National Periphery, special publication - - Tel Aviv Global City Forum, October, 2010 (English and Hebrew). Books Reviews Industry in the 1980s Structural Change and Interdependencies. INIDO, N.Y. 1985, in the Professional Geographer. A World of Giant Cities Eds. M. Dogan and J.D. Kasarda (1988), in the Geographical Research Forum. Peripheralization and Industrial Change by G.J.R. Linge, (1989), in the Annals of The Association of American Geographers. The New Towns of Israel (1948-1988) by E Efrat (1989), in the Tijschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie. Mega-Cities Eds. M. Dogan and J.D. Kasarda (1988), in the Geographical Research Forum. Planning a Mixed Region in Israel, by Oren Yiftachel, 1992, in Urban Studies. The Industrial Geography of Israel, by Gradus, Y. Razin, E. and S. Krakover, 1993, In the Tijschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie and The Economic Quartely. Between City and Suburb by Amiram Gonen 1995. In The European Planning Review. Frontiers in Regional Development by Y. Gradus and H. Lithwick (eds.), 1996. In The European Planning Review and the Economic Quarterly. Country on the move: Migration To and Within Israel, 1948-1995, by G. Lipshitz. In Urban Studies, 36:7. Knowledge, Industry and Environment. Hayter, R. and Le Heron, R. (Editors) Aldershot: Ashgate, 420.pp. In Geography Research Forum (2005). Hearth and Stone: the story of the military tombstone of the IDF 1948-2006. by Katz, Y. (2007). Tel Aviv: the Ministry of Defense Publication House. In Horizons in Geography (forthcoming, in Hebrew) Selected Professional Reports Housing Aid Policy for the Arab Villages in Israel. Haifa: Applied Research Institute, The University of Haifa, 1978. The Potential for Urban and Housing Development at the Eastern Hilly Edge of Israel’s Coastal Plain. Applied Research Institute, The University of Haifa, 1978. A Proposal for the Municipal Organization-the New Rural Settlements in the Galilee. Haifa: ITUT 1980. A Regional Development of North Samaria. Haifa: ITUT 1983. Hadar Hacarmel, Policy Guidelines For Development and Conservation. Haifa: Haifa and Galilee Research Institute, The University of Haifa, 1988. With G. Weimann. The Need and Justification of the Opening of a Pharmacy, Special Reports Submitted to the Israeli Supreme Court. Haifa: ITUT (Six reports between 1988-1992). Housing in the Greater Haifa District: Land Demand and Supply. Haifa: Haifa and Galilee Research Institute, the University of Haifa, 1990. Housing Aid for The Arab Villagers: Moslems and Christians. Haifa: Haifa and Galilee Research Institute, the University of Haifa, 1991. Housing Aid for The Arab Villagers: Deuz and Cherkes. Haifa: Haifa and Galilee Research Institute, the University of Haifa, 1991. A New Neighborhood for Druze Veterans of IDF in the Town of Dalyat Ha-Carmel. Haifa: ITUT, 1992. A feasibility Study-Manufacturing Site Development at the Haifa Bay Area. Haifa: ITUT, 1993. A Feasibility Study-Commercial Site Development in the Haifa Metropolitan Region. Haifa: ITUT, 1993. Municipal Boundaries at the Modiiyn Region (Modiiyn is a new town built at the edge of the Tel-Aviv Metropolitan Area). A Report Submitted to the Israeli Supreme Court. Haifa: ITUT, 1994. Niches for Small Business Establishments in the Haifa Metropolitan Region. Haifa: ITUT, 1994. Municipal Boundaries at the Northern Sector of the Metropolitan Region of Tel Aviv. Haifa, ITUT, 1995. Emergent Trends in the Distribution of The Arab Population in Haifa. Haifa: ITUT, 1995. Delineating Municipal Boundaries in the Ramat Hasharon - Hertzeliya Region: The Glil Yam Agricultural Lands. Haifa: ITUT, 1995. Selecting A Site for A Corporate Campus in the Northern Metropolitan Region of Tel Aviv. Haifa: ITUT, 1996. Investigator Report: The ‘Camps’ Territory in Qiryat Shemuel Neighborhood of Haifa (HP/BM/ 1786A). Haifa: ITUT, 1996. Industrial Parks in the Western Galilee Region: An Evaluation. Haifa: ITUT, 1997. A Request for Changes of the Municipal Boundaries of Ma’alot -Tarshiha. Haifa: ITUT, 1997. The Turaan Quarry - Its Municipal Affiliation, a paper presented at the hearing in front of the Minister of the Interior, ITUT, 1998. Urban Development Policy for the Emerging ‘Confrontation Line’ Along a Possible Peace Line Between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, an Advocacy Planning Paper, ITUT, 1998. The Haifa District Master plan – Objection Paper on Behalf of KLL Industries, submitted to the National Planning Commission Investigator 2005. The proposed IKEA store in Rishon Le Zion, an objection statement on Behalf of the City Center Merchants. Submitted to the Central District Planning Commission and to the District Court 2006- 2009. Rule 979 of Israel Land Autority. An opinion paper submitted to the Supreme Court on behalf of the Kibbutz association. 2008. The Proposed Rishonim Shopping Center - objection on Behalf of the City Center Merchants. Submitted to the Central District Planning Commission 2009-2010. Participation in Major Planning Projects Israel's New Towns-a Development Strategy (A senior team member with N. Richfield head of team. A study commissioned by the Ministry of Housing). Tel-Aviv: IPD, 1970-1972. A Regional Plan for Northern Thailand. (A senior consultant with G. Weitzmann head of team. A study commissioned by the UNDP). IPD, 1970-1972. Induced Urban Development in the Galilee. (A senior team member with Y. Golani head of team). Tel-Aviv, the Ministry of Housing, 1974-1976. Regional Development In the Gaza Region. (Scientific coordinator). The Jewish Agency, 1984 1986. The New Settlement Program of the Galilee-an Evaluation Study, (A senior team member. A study commissioned by the National Planning Commission). Haifa: the Technion, 1987-1990. Municipal Cooperation Between a New Town and its Neighboring Rural Regional Council. (A scientific coordinator of a study commissioned by the Ministry of Housing). Tel-Aviv: Mertens Hofmann, 1988-1989. A National Master and Development Plan for the Absorption of Immigrants TMA/31. (A senior team member, with R. Lerman head of team. A Study commissioned by the National Planning Commission). Tel-Aviv: Lerman Ltd., 1990-1992. Methodological Advisor, Israel's National Master Plan for Sewerage Treatment And Reclamation, Tel Aviv: Tahal, 1995 to date. The Quison basin Development Plan. Chairperson of the Public Steering Committee, 2000 –2001. Moderator, strategic plan for Nofit, a suburban community of Haifa 2004 - 2007 Planning of four cities in Albania, a World Bank project. Plan methodologist 2009- to date. | Department of Geography | Faculty of Social Sciences | University of Haifa |