The global Environmental Market – An Economic Opportunity for Israel Primary model to assess the costs and benefits of governmental investment in the field of environmental technologies
Israel can and should play a viable role in the global market for environmental technologies. The role of the government should include not only direct financing of this sector, but also help in marketing, “door opening” and governmental insurance. The basic assumption of the model is that by using the governmental aid, the odds of […]
Sustainable Agriculture. How may the external values of agriculture be integrated as part of the farmer’s income, in the different areas of Israel
Agriculture takes a relatively marginal place in Israel’s economy today. The future of agriculture demands public intervention, and care. The need for sustaining agriculture is due to its external contribution, beyond its function in the production of food and fibers: aesthetical contributions in generating open green spaces; social contributions- values of the contact between Man […]
Environmental Obligations of Public Transportation
In many of Israel’s urban centers, air pollution levels represent a public health hazard. Conservative estimates indicate that over 1000 people die each year in Israel because of exposure to high levels of air pollution. The main contributor to urban air pollution is vehicular traffic. The number of vehicles on Israeli roads is constantly growing, […]
Development of Sustainable Agriculture Under Drought Conditions
The research aims to study the agriculture of Israel under sever drought conditions, and sharp raise in water prices. Agriculture is the largest consumer of water in Israel. Raising the price of water would mean that around 10% of the agricultural land in Israel would be changed from irrigated to non-irrigated land. Such change would […]
The Technion’s green campus
At the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, we don’t just talk about the environment – we are here for the environment. The Technion today is the country’s leading institute in this field and is a model for other academic institutions in Israel and around the world. The Technion, as Israel’s first and major technological university, bears […]
Economic Incentives in Solid Urban Waste Policy. Final Report
Disposal of municipal solid waste entails severe environmental burdens especially on small, densely populated regions and countries. Israel is grappling with the task of designing an efficient (and politically acceptable!) solid-waste policy, taking into consideration externalities associated with alternative disposal options and the pervasive NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) syndrome.This paper analyzes alternative waste […]
Analysis of Alternatives for Collecting and Recycling Solid Urban Waste
Disposal of municipal solid waste entails severe environmental burdens especially on small, densely populated regions and countries. Israel is grappling with the task of designing an efficient (and politically acceptable!) solid-waste policy, taking into consideration externalities associated with alternative disposal options This paper analyzes alternative waste management options for Israel.
