Informing
Policy
for Progress

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 […]

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 […]

Guidelines for Climatic Energy Planning in Residential Buildings

This book focuses on the sensitivity analysis of the building’s energy performance, in the temperate-cool and hot-humid climate of Israel, to the values assigned to various design parameters during the early conceptual design stage. During this design stage, the architect defines the geometry of the building and its relation to the surroundings. Systematic evaluation of […]

The Aeronautic Infrastructure in Arab Countries

The report presents the development of aeronautical infrastructure in the Arab countries. First an overview of the aeronautical industry and research institutes in Arab countries is presented. It includes various industries, products, history of the organizations and if available also future planes. The aeronautical relations with other countries are discussed, especially in connection with future […]

Water Policy for Israel (Hebrew with English summary)

The report summarizes a five-year project, conducted at the Neaman Institute by a team of researchers and practitioners in the water sector, for creating and implementing a methodology for generating a water policy for Israel. The report presents the methodology for identifying objectives, goals and indicators of achievement and for multi-objective evaluation of alternative policies. […]

North Wind: Local Patriotism and National Crisis

This report presents the findings of a survey conducted among residents of the north of Israel who were evacuated from their homes following the events of October 7 and the war that broke out in its wake.
The evacuation of the northern residents is a unique and unprecedented event in the history of Israeli society.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced from their homes and are living in hotels and other evacuation centers. The survey was conducted by the Samuel Neaman Institute’s survey system, headed by Golan Tamir.