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 […]
Potential for Higher and Continuing Education: Profile of Achievements, Environment and Character of Gifted Individuals Identified in their Twenties
This report describes a research project by the National Institute for Examinations and Evaluation, commissioned by the Samuel Neaman Institute on the subject of follow-up on gifted pupils found through their achievements in the psychometric examinations. The research describes a profile of achievements, environmental background and personality characteristics of the gifted with high learning potential. […]
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 […]
A Survey of Technion Graduates – Class of 1989
This report contains the responses of Technion students who graduated in 1989. The survey was carried out during January – May 1996, i.e. about 6 years after graduation.1052 questionnaires were sent out, 413 were returned and analyzed. Some of the major findings: There is a high degree of appreciation for the Technion among graduates. A […]
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 […]
Survey of medical school graduates in Israel 1981-2000
The medical profession is undergoing major changes – it has become a multidisciplinary occupation requiring a wide variety of new skills in “cutting edge” of biomedical research and advanced techniques, as well as expertise in healthcare economies, management and proficiency in ethics and legal issues. Based on the growing importance of biomedical research and life […]
Monitoring and Air Pollution Control of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
SEMINAR ON MONITORING AND PREVENTION OF AIR POLLUTION BY VOLATILE ORGANINC COMPOUNDS (VOC) The Ministry of Environment is in the final stages of publishing emission standards for air pollutants that will determine the maximal permitted concentration of a pollutant in a funnel thus enabling effective supervision of emissions by industries. The standards refer to three […]
Cleaning Air Pollutants in Industrial Areas
A large west coast refinery as part of a good neighbor agreement, contracted with Terra Air Services to design and install a real-time emissions monitoring system utilizing open-path remote sensing technologies to include FTIR, UV, and TDL units. Meteorological data is collected concurrently with emissions data. The complete system incorporates two FTIR, two UV, two […]
The Overall Tax Burden on Income from Labor
We calculate the EFFECTIVE tax rates on labor income, as distinct from the STATUTORY tax rates. In doing so, we appeal to the literature on tax equivalence which suggests that an excise tax (including the VAT) is equivalent to a tax on labor income. We also take into account the employee and employer contributions to […]
Beneath the Red Line (or the Parable of Water) – On the Water Crisis in Israel
At the beginning of the Likud Government’s term of office in 1996, Minister of Agriculture, Raphael Eitan, approached me and requested that I help him prepare a data brochure about the situation of the water system. He expressed, in advance, his concern that the situation of the water system might lead to the liquidation of […]
