Prof. Naomi Carmon - Curriculum Vitae

Naomi Carmon
professor

Contact Information

E-mail:	carmon@tx.technion.ac.il
Phone:	+972-4-8294075
Fax:	+972-4-8294617

Research Interests

- Social Aspects of Urban Planning
- Urban Renewal and Neighborhood Regeneration
- Housing and Neighborhood Planning
- Housing and Development in the Arab Sector
- Social Capital and Community Development
- Immigration and integration
- Evaluation of Urban-Social Programs
- Water-Sensitive Urban Planning

Brief Curriculum Vitae

Naomi Carmon, who holds the Joseph Meyerhoff Chair in Urban and Regional Planning, is the President of Israel Sociological Society (ISS). She is a professor with the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, where she has been a faculty member since 1982, and at present, serves as Associate-Dean for Research and Graduate Studies. In the past she served as chair of the Technion's Graduate Program for Urban and Regional Planning and as head of the Technion's Center for Urban and Regional Studies. She was appointed Visiting Professor and Visiting Scholar in several universities in USA and Canada, including MIT (Cambridge MA), UCLA (Los Angeles CA) and UBC (Vancouver, British Columbia).

Professor Carmon is an urban planner and a sociologist, a teacher, a researcher and a consultant. She gained her academic degrees in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Technion in Haifa and MIT in Cambridge MA. Her writings include books (in English and Hebrew) and more than a hundred and fifty articles, chapters and other publications on issues of planning and evaluation of urban and regional plans, with an emphasis on housing and urban regeneration, and on quality of life of minorities and immigrants. Her consulting work was commissioned by governmental ministries, including Housing and Construction, Interior, Environmental Protection and Infrastructure, by municipalities, other public bodies and NGOs. She often serves on public-professional committees. Professor Carmon has traveled widely and has been invited to lecture in universities in the US, Canada, Great Britain, Sweden, The Netherlands, Russia, Poland, Philippines and Brazil, in addition to her home country -Israel.

Complete CV

Contact Information
Current Apoitments
Academic Degrees
Other Certificates
Fields of Teaching and Research
Academic and Academic-Administrative Posts in Israel
Academic Appoitments Abroad
Public-Professional Appointments
Membership in Scientific and Professional Association
Publications
         Theses
         Books
              Books Published in Internationally
              Books Published in Israel
      Original Papers
              In Refereed Journals and Books
              In Israeli Professional Journals
        Monographs and Research Reports
        Other Publications
Funded Research in Process
Funded Research and Consulting Experience
Supervision of M.Sc. and Ph.D. Theses and of Post-Doctoriate Scholars
         Work in Progress
         Completed Theses and Dissertation
Invited Lectures or Seminars Outside of Israel
Active Participation in International Conferences
Active Participation in Israeli Conferences
Family

NAOMI CARMON
Curriculum Vitae

CONTACT INFORMATION

Address:	Center for Urban and Regional Studies Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Technion City, Haifa, Israel 32000
Tel :	+972-4-8294075
Fax:	+972-4-8294617
E-mail	carmon@tx.technion.ac.il

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS

Professor, Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning,
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

ACADEMIC DEGREES

B.A.	Sociology and History of the Middle East The Hebrew University in Jerusalem
M.Sc.	Management and Behavioral Sciences Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Technion
Diploma	Special Program for Urban and Regional Planning Department of Urban Studies and Planning MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A.
Ph.D.	Behavioral Sciences Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Technion

OTHER CERTIFICATES

Diploma

Directors in Governmental and Municipal Cortporations
IMC - Israel Management Center

FIELDS OF TEACHING AND RESEARCH

Social Aspects of Urban Planning
Urban Renewal and Neighborhood Regeneration
Housing and Neighborhood Planning
Housing and Development in the Arab Sector
Social Capital and Community Development
Immigration and Integration
Evaluation of Urban-Social Programs
Water-Sensitive Urban Planning

ACADEMIC AND ACADEMIC- ADMINISTRATIVE POSTS IN ISRAEL

2002 -	Head, Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion
Since 1982	Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor and Professor Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion
Since 1982	Member of the Board, Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion
1996 - 97	Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion
1994 - 96	Head, Graduate Program of Urban and Regional Planning Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion
1992 - 94	Head, Center for Urban and Regional Studies Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion
1980 - 82	Senior Research Associate S. Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, Technion
	Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Haifa University
1976 - 79	Lecturer, Faculty of Social Science, Tel-Aviv University
	Director of the Graduate Program in Applied Sociology Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tel-Aviv University

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS ABROAD

1997 - 98	M.I.T., Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A. Visiting Scholar, Department of Urban Studies and Planning Visiting Scholar, The Center for International Studies Inter-University Committee on International Migration, Cambridge Mass. U.S.A. Appointed member of the committee under the auspices of MIT, Harvard University, Boston University and Tufts University
Summer 94	University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Visiting Scholar, Center for Human Settlements
1990 - 91	UCLA., Los Angeles, U.S.A. Visiting Scholar, Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning
1984 - 85	M.I.T., Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A. Visiting Scholar, Department of Urban Studies and Planning
1971 - 72	Abt Associates, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A. Researcher

PUBLIC-PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS (Selected List)

2000 -	Member of the public committee for supervising the renewal of Hadar HaCarmel, Haifa's former CBD (Central Business District)
2002 - 2004	Member of the public committee �On the future of the Kibbutzim and their legal status", appointed by the Minister of Justice
2002 and onward	Advisor (occasionally) to several Knesset (Parliament) committees. Among them: � The Economic Committee � on housing provision in general and public housing in particular � The Interior Committee � on planning for the Arab sector; on the future of the Kibbutzim � The Science and Technology Committee � on allocation of research budgets for the social sciences � The Committee for Immigrant Absprption � on housing arrangements for immigrants
1999 - 2003	Director (public representative), Board of Directors of Haifa Economic Corporation Ltd.
2000 - 2001	Member of the advisory committee on water issues, Life and Environment - Non-Governmental Umbrella Organization (60 affiliated organizations) promoting the quality of life and environment in Israel
1997	Member of the evaluation committee of the annual competition of plans, administered by the Israeli Association of Architects and Town Planners and the Israeli Association for Environmental Planning
1997	Advisor to the public (Ronen) committee on Reusing Urban Land, reporting to the Minister of National Infrastructure
1996 - 97	Member of the public planning committee of the city of Haifa
1995 - 96	Advisor to the Municipality of Nathereth on issues of social development and housing
1994 - 96	Head and member of The Planning Committee of The Council for Beautiful Israel
1994 - 95	Member of the public steering committee for guiding a new master plan for Haifa
1992 - 95	Member of the secretariat of the Israeli Association for Human Rights
1993	Member of the advisory committee on community issues to the Mayor of Haifa
1992	Organizer of Bama LeOlim - a forum of lectures and discussions for new immigrants in the City of Haifa
1991	Advisor to the Los Angeles chapter of the Mega Cities project for transfer of urban innovation among the big cities of the world
1990	Member of the advisory committee on rezoning the city of Haifa for tax purposes
1988 - 90	Regional editor of Notes , International Working Group on Housing and the Built Environment of the International Sociological Association
1987 - 90	Member of the organizing committee of the section on Social Policy of Israel Sociological Society
1988 - 89	Program head of a series of public symposiums under the auspices of The Center for Urban and Regional Studies at the Technion and the Israeli Association for Environmental Planning; among them: "Pollution in Haifa's Sea Shore: Can We Prevent It?" (March 88); "Transportation in Haifa Metropolitan Area" (December 88); "Hadar HaCarmel: Alternatives for Revitalizing Haifa's CBD" (December 89)
1987 - 90	Chairperson of The Planning Committee of The Council for Beautiful Israel
1987 - 88	Member of the Mayor of Haifa Committee for Non-Jewish Population in Haifa
1987 - 88	Advisor to the Golda Meir Mt. Carmel Training Center for Developing Countries
1986	Organizer and Program Head of an international symposium on Neighborhood Policy - The State of the Art, M.I.T, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A. Sponsored by the Technion S. Neaman Institute and MIT Laboratory of Architecture and Planning
1985	Lectures in the U.S.A. for the Union of Students for Israel
1983 - 85	Member of the President of Israel Committee for the Welfare of Children
1982 - 83	Member of the Mayor of Haifa Committee for the Advancement of Women
1980 - 82	Chair of the section on Evaluation of Social Programs of Israel Sociological Society
1978 - 88	Advisor to the Government of Israel, Inter-Ministerial Committee for Project Renewal - Israel's national program for social and physical rehabilitation of distressed neighborhoods

MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Israel Sociological Society
Israel Association for Environmental Planning
Israel Regional Science Association
International Sociological Association
Member of the Executive Council on Housing and the Built Environment
American Planning Association
Evaluation Research Society, U.S.A
Social Administration Association, Great Britain

PUBLICATIONS

THESES

Carmon, N., Reference Groups and Professional Self-Image of Students of Architecture in Israel . M.Sc. thesis, submitted to the Senate of the Technion � Israel Institute of Technology, 1968. Supervisor: Prof. Bilha Mannheim, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management.

Carmon, N., Attaining Social Goals through Housing Policy: The Evolution of the Aspiration and an Empirical Study of its Implementation . Ph.D. dissertation, submitted to the Senate of the Technion � Israel Institute of Technology, 1976. Supervisor: Prof. Bilha Mannheim, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management.

BOOKS

Books Published Internationally

Carmon, N. (editor), Immigration and Integration in Post-Industrial Societies: Theoretical Analysis and Policy Implications . London: Macmillan, 1996 (285 pages) (ISBN 0-333-65113-8, hardcover; 0-333-65114-6, paperback).
Published simultaneously in the US:
Carmon, N. (editor), Immigration and Integration in Post-Industrial Societies: Theoretical Analysis and Policy Implications . New York: St. Martin Press, 1996 (285 pages) (ISBN 0-312-15962-5).

Carmon, N. (editor), Neighbourhood Policy and Programmes - Past and Present . London: Macmillan, 1990 (257 pages) (ISBN 0-333-49516-0).
Published simultaneously in the US:
Carmon, N. (editor), Neighborhood Policy and Programs - Past and Present . New York: St. Martin Press, 1990 (257 pages) (ISBN 0-312-04499-2).
Aaron Wildavski Award , presented by The Policy Studies Organization, USA, 1997.

Books Published in Israel

Be�eri S., Carmon N. and Shamir U., Water Saving in the Urban Sector: A Feasibility Study. Haifa: The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 2005 (Hebrew, 230 pages) (ISBN 965-409-027-9).

Katz, S., Carmon, N., Burmil, S. and Shamir U., Water-Sensitive Urban Planning: Reference Book for Architects, Landscape Architects, Environmental Planners and Drainage Engineers . Haifa: Center for Urban and Regional Studies, 2001 (Hebrew, 192 pages) (ISBN 965-409-025-2).

Carmon, N., The Social Alternative for Israel 2020 . Haifa: The Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, 1996 (Hebrew,186 pages) .

Carmon, N., Israel Project Renewal, 1978-1995: An Annotated Bibliography . Haifa: Neaman Books, 1996 (Hebrew and English, 92 pages) (ISBN 965-386-018-6).

Zehavi, R. and Carmon, N. Home Communication in Israel: Initial Evaluation of Social Implications . Haifa: Center for Urban and Regional Studies, 1996 (Hebrew, 210 pages) (ISBN 965-409-018-x).

Meiron-Pistiner, S., Carmon, N. and Shamir, U., Towards Water-Sensitive Urban Planning . Haifa: Center for Urban and Regional Studies, 1996 (Hebrew, 176 pages) (ISBN 965-409-016-3).

Carmon, N. (editor), Immigrants: Liability or Asset? Innovative Research and Policy Implications . Haifa: Neaman Books, 1993 (English, 540 pages).

Yunger, M., Carmon, N. and Shamir, U., Who Benefits from Israel's Water Resources? Haifa: Center for Urban and Regional Studies, 1993 (Hebrew, 161 pages) (ISBN 965-409-008-2).

Carmon, N., Yonish, J., Meyer-Brodnitz, M. and Alfandari, T., Planning of Housing for a Small Arab Town in Israel - A Case Study in Iksal . Haifa: Center for Urban and Regional Studies, 1992 (Hebrew, 95 pages) (ISBN 965-409-003-1).

Carmon, N., Project Renewal - Social and Physical Outcomes . Haifa: Neaman Books, 1989 (Hebrew, 376 pages) (ISBN 965-386-002-X).
Ruppin Book Award for the best book in the Social Sciences, 1992.

Carmon, N. and Oxman, R., Self-Help Housing Rehabilitation in Distressed Neighborhoods . Haifa: The Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, Technion, 1981 (Hebrew, 162 p.; English, 24 p.).
Israel Local Government Award for Best Publication in Urban Planning, 1986.

ORIGINAL PAPERS

In Refereed Journals and Books

Carmon, N., �User-Controlled Updating of Existing Housing: A Prime Way to Satisfactory Affordable Housing�. In: Hulchanski, D., Adequate and Affordable Housing for All. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2004.

Carmon, N., �The Phoenix Strategy for Updating Housing Stock: Preventing Neighborhood Deterioration and Promoting Sustainable Development�. Journal of the American Planning Association , Vol. 68, No 4, 2002, pp. 416-434.

Carmon, N., �User-Controlled Construction and Renovation: Desirability and Feasibility�. European Planning Studies , Vol. 10, No. 3, 2002, pp. 285 � 303.

Carmon, N., �Housing Policy in Israel: Review, Evaluation and Lessons�. Journal of Israel Affairs , Vol. 7, No. 4, 200 1 , pp. 181-208. Also published in: D. Nachmias and G. Menahem (eds.), Public Policy in Israel . London: Frank Cass. 2002, pp. 181 - 208

Carmon, N., "Neighborhood". In: Smelser, N.J. and P.B. Baltes (eds.), International Encyclopedia for the Social and Behavioral Sciences ; Vol. 15. Oxford: Elsevier Science, 2001, pp. 10490 - 10496

Carmon, N., "Housing in Israel: The First Fifty Years". In: D. Nachmias and G. Menahem (eds.), Public Policy in Israel . Jerusalem: The Israel Democracy Institute, 1999, pp. 381-436 (Hebrew).

Shamir U. and Carmon N., "Water-Sensitive Urban Planning: The Case of Israel's Coastal Aquifer". In: Ellis, B. J. (editor), Impacts of Urban Growth on Surface Water and Groundwater Quality . Oxfordshire: IAHS Press, 1999, pp. 409-418.

Carmon, N., "Three Generations of Neighborhood Remedies: Research-Based Analysis and Policy Implications�. Geoform , Vol. 30, No. 2, 1999, pp. 145-158.

Carmon, N. "Immigrants as Carriers of Urban Revitalization: International Evidence and an Israeli Case study". International Planning Studies , Vol. 3, No. 2, 1998, pp. 207-224.

Carmon, N., "Urban Regeneration: The State of the Art". Journal of Planning Education and Research , Vol. 17, No. 2, 1997, pp. 131-144.

Carmon, N., "Urban Regeneration: Three Generations of Policy in Tel-Aviv Neighborhoods. In: D. Nachmias and G. Menahem (eds.), Tel Aviv Studies , Volume II. Tel Aviv, Ramot, 1997, pp.105-137.

Carmon, N., "Post-Occupancy Evaluation of a Life-Care Community for the Aged". In: Pastalan, L.A. (editor), Shelter and Service Issues for Aging Populations: International Perspectives . Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press,1997, pp. 63-81. This chapter followed a

Carmon, N. and Shamir, U., "Water-Sensitive Urban Planning: Concept and Preliminary Analysis". In: Chilton, J. (editor), Groundwater in the Urban Environment . Rotterdam: A.A.Balkema, 1997, pp.107-113.

Carmon, N., Meiron-Pistiner, S. and Shamir U., "Water-Sensitive Urban Planning: Protecting Groundwater". The Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol. 40, No. 4, 1997, pp. 413-434.

Yiftachel O. and Carmon N., "Socio-Spatial Mix and Inter-Ethnic Attitudes: Jewish Newcomers and Arab-Jewish Issues in the Galilee ". European Planning Studies , Vol. 5, No. 2, 1997, pp. 215-237.

Amir, S. and Carmon N., "New Immigrants in an Old City Center: Transitory Station or Urban Revitalization?" Ofakim BeGeographia , No. 44-45, 1996, pp. 7-25 (Hebrew).

Carmon N., "Immigration and Integration in Post-Industrial Societies: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis". In: Carmon, N. (editor), Immigration and Integration in Post-Industrial Societies: Theoretical Analysis and Policy Implications . London: Macmillan, 1996, pp. 21-35.

Carmon, N., "Post-Occupancy Evaluation of a Life-Care Community for the Aged". Journal of Housing for the Elderly , Vol. 12, No. 1&2, 1996, pp. 63-81.

Carmon, N. and Baron M., "Reducing Inequality by means of Neighborhood Rehabilitation: An Israeli Experience and its Lessons". Urban Studies , Vol. 31, No. 9, 1994, pp. 1465-1479.

Carmon, N., "Achieving Population Dispersal through Tailor-Made Community Planning: An Israeli Experiment in the Galilee Region". Environment and Planning A , Vol. 26, 1994, pp. 639-656.

Carmon, N. and Hill, M. "Neighborhood Rehabilitation: The Israeli Example". In: Froessler, Rolf (ed.). >From Planning to Practice: International Perspective on Housing and Social Renewal . Dortmund: Universitat Dortmund, West Germany, 1993, pp. 103-118.

Carmon, N., "Affordable Decent Housing: Expanding the Stock Through Assisted Upgrading by Incumbent Residents". In: Kilmartim, L. and H. Signh (eds.), Housing in the Third World: Analysis and Solutions . New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company, 1992, pp. 291-316.

Carmon, N., "Israel's Project Renewal: Evaluation of Goals Achievement". In: D.J. Elazar and Z.R. Marom (eds.), Urban Revitalization - Israel's Project Renewal and Other Experiences . New York: University Press of America, 1992, pp. 51-83.

Carmon, N. and Czamanski, D., "Housing in Israel: From Planned Economy to Semi-Free-Market Management". Housing Science , Vol. 16, No. 1, 1992, pp. 47-60.

Kaufman, J. B. and Carmon, N., "Encouraging Residential Revitalization: A Method for the Selection of Target Neighborhoods". Journal of Architectural and Planning Research , Vol. 9, No. 1, 1992, pp. 1-18.

Carmon, N., "Housing Renovation of Moderately Deteriorated Neighborhoods: Public-Individual Partnership in Israel and its lessons". Housing Studies , Vol. 7, No. 1, 1992, pp. 56-73.

Yiftachel, O., Carmon, N. and Rumley, D., "The Political Geography of Minority Control in Israel and Malaysia". In N. Kliot and S. Waterman (eds.), The Political Geography of Conflict and Peace . London: Belhaven Press, 1991, pp. 184-200.

Carmon, N. and Czamanski, D., "Housing Policy and Practice in Israel". In W. van Vliet (ed.), International Handbook of Housing Policies and Practices . West Port, CT: Greenwood Press, 1990, pp. 517-536.

Carmon, N., "Israel's Project Renewal: Describing and Explaining a Relative Success". In N. Carmon (editor), Neighborhood Policy and Programs - Past and Present . London: Macmillan Press, 1990, pp. 74-94.

Baron, M., Carmon, N. and Ben Zion, U., "Evaluating the Impact of Project Renewal on the Reduction of Socioeconomic Disparities in Israel". The Economic Quarterly , Vol. 41, No. 143, 1990, pp. 440-471 (Hebrew with an English summary).

Hill, M., Alterman, R., Carmon, N., Churchman, A., and Shechter, M., "Integrated Evaluation of Israel's Program for Neighborhood Revitalization". In Daniel Shefer and H. Voogd (eds.), Evaluation Methods of Urban and Regional Plans: Retrospect and Prospect . London: Pion, 1989, pp. 61-82.

Oxman, R. and Carmon, N., "The Open Form". Open House International , Vol. 14, No. 1, 1989, pp. 15-20.

Carmon, N. and Hill, M., "Neighborhood Rehabilitation Without Relocation or Gentrification". Journal of the American Planning Association , Vol. 54, No. 4,1988, pp. 470-481.
Published also in French: "Rehabilitation de quartier sans relogement ni gentrification". Paris: Minist ? re de l' ? quipement, du logement, de l'am ? nagement du territoire et des transports, 1987

Carmon, N., "Planned Social Change: An Evaluation". Megamot - Israel's Journal of the Behavioral Sciences , Vol. 31, No. 3-4,1988, pp. 299-321 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., "A Neighborhood Program that Works: Israel's Project Renewal". Policy Studies Journal , Vol. 16, No. 2, 1987/88, pp. 362-376.

Carmon, N., "Who Needs Neighborhood Policy?" Policy Studies Journal , Vol. 16, No. 2, 1987, pp. 263-278.

Carmon, N. and Gavrieli, T., "Improving Housing by Conventional versus Self-Help Methods". Urban Studies , Vol. 24, No. 4, 1987, pp. 324-332.

Carmon, N., "The Current Depression in Housing Construction - A Desirable State". The Economic Quarterly , Vol. 38, No. 132, 1987 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N. and Oxman, R., "Responsive Public Housing: An Alternative for Low-Income Families". Environment and Behavior , Vol. 18, No. 2, 1986, pp. 258-284.

Carmon, N., "Poverty and Culture: Empirical Evidence and Implications for Social Policy". Sociological Perspectives , Vol. 28, No. 4, Oct. 1985, pp. 403-417.

Carmon, N. and Oxman, R., "Small is Beautiful, in Public Housing as well". In Fred Lazin and Yoram Neymann (eds.), Cities, Communities and Planning in the 1980's . London: Gower Publishing Co., 1984, pp. 308-338.

Alterman, R., Carmon, N. and Hill, M., "Integrated Evaluation: A Synthesis of Approaches to the Evaluation of Broad-Aim Social Programs". Socio-Economic Planning Sciences , Vol. 18, No. 6, 1984, pp. 381-389.

Carmon, N. and Hill, M., "Project Renewal: An Israeli Experiment in Neighborhood Rehabilitation". Habitat International , Vol. 8, No. 2, 1984, pp. 117-132.

Carmon, N., "Housing Policy in Western Countries: Toward Broader Social Responsibility". Social Praxis , Vol. 8, No. 3-4, 1982, pp. 53-71.

Carmon, N. and Hill, M., "Neighborhood Deterioration and Rehabilitation: The Israeli Experience".
In D.Soen (ed.), Urban Development and Urban Renewal , London: Godwin, 1981.

Peres, Y. and Carmon, N., "The Problems and Challenges of Applied Sociology". Megamot - Israel's Journal of the Behavioral Sciences , Vol. 26, No. 4, 1981, pp. 375-389 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., "Economic Integration of Immigrants". The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 40, No. 2, 1981, pp. 149-163.

Carmon, N. and Mannheim, B., "Reference Groups and Professional Self-Image: The case of Architects". The Journal of Vocational Behavior, Vol. 14, No. 2, 1979, pp. 169-180.

Carmon, N. and Mannheim, B., "Housing Policy as a Tool of Social Policy". Social Forces, Vol. 58, No. 1, 1979, pp. 336-351.

Carmon, N. and Mannheim, B., "Reference Groups and Professional Self-Image. Megamot - Israel's Journal of the Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 21, No. 2, 1975, pp. 168-178 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., "Social Planning of Housing". Journal of Social Policy , Vol. 5, No. 1, 1976, pp. 49-59.

In Israeli Professional Journals

Katz, S., Carmon, N., Shamir U. and Burmil, S., �Water-Sensitive Urban Planning�. Adrichalut Nof, The Journal of Israel Association of Landscape Architects, No 15, September 2004, pp. 4-6 (Hebrew).

Shamir, U. and Carmon, N., �Housing Construction and Water Conservation�. Handasat Maim , The Journal of the Association of Water Enguneers, No. 47, April 2001, pp. 18-20 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., �The Grass Could be Greener: Analysis of Regeneration of Distressed Urban Areas in the World and in Israel and Their Lessons for the Future�. Binyan veAdrichalut . A series of 3 articles: First in No. 67, 2000, pp. 58-68; Second in No. 68, 2000, pp. 62-73; Third in No. 69, 2000, pp. 81-87 (Hebrew).

Eyal-Elimelech, T. and Carmon, N., "The Relative Importance of Individual and Public Spaces in a Home for the Elderly". Mivnim - The Construction Journal, 150, 1995, pp. 73-82 (Hebrew).

Eyal-Elimelech, T. and Carmon, N., "Post-Occupancy Evaluation of a Home for the Elderly". Gerontology , No. 59-60, Winter 1993, pp. 5-17 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., "Migration from the USSR to Israel: Its Magnitude, Characteristics, and Requested Housing Solutions". Environmental Planning - The Israeli Association for Environmental Planning Quarterly , No. 42-43, June 1990, pp. 26-40 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., "Long-Range Impacts of Neighborhood Rehabilitation". Architecture of Israel No. 6, 1990, pp. 20-32 (English and Hebrew).

Carmon, N., "Residents' Attitudes Towards Their Neighborhoods in Project Renewal Areas". Environmental Planning - The Israeli Association for Environmental Planning Quarterly , No. 36, June 1987, pp. 18-32 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., "Project Renewal - Integrating Physical and Social Rehabilitation". Mivnim - The Construction Journal , No. 50, Oct. 1986, pp. 26-32 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N. and Hill, M., "Neighborhood Deterioration and Rehabilitation: The Israeli Experience". ITCC Review , Vol. 10, No. 1, 1981, pp. 40-49.

MONOGRAPHS AND RESEARCH REPORTS

Carmon N. and Alfandari T., The Social Fabric of Haifa. The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 2004 (Hebrew, 60 p.). Submitted to the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Construction and Housing as part of: I. Freund et al., Master Plan for the City of Haifa.

Carmon, N. Attractive Urban Housing: A Strategy for the City of Tel Aviv � Jafa. The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 2004 (Hebrew, 18 p.). Submitted to Tel Aviv � Jafa Municipality as part of: Gavrieli Tami and Segal Gido, Strategic Plan for the City of Tel Aviv � Jafa.

Carmon N., Shamir U. and Be�eri S., Water Demand Management in the Urban Sector: A Feasibility Study. The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 2004 (Hebrew, 270 p.). Submitted to Israel Water Commioner.

Burmil, S., Shamir, U., Carmon N. and Be'eri S., Urban Runoff in Residential Areas . The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 2003 (Hebrew, 120 p.).

Carmon, N., The Phoenix Strategy for Updating the Housing Stock . Haifa: The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 1999. (English, 37 p.) .

Carmon, N. and Shamir, U., Water-Sensitive Urban Planning: Protecting Groundwater . Haifa: The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 1997 (Hebrew, 227 p.).

Carmon. N. with others, Spatial Planning and Development for Israel in the 21st century: A Alternative that maximizes Social Benefits . A report of 'Israel 2020 - A Master Plan for Israel of the 2000s'. Haifa: Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion, 1996 (Hebrew, 190 p.).

Carmon, N., Three Generations of Neighborhood Regeneration in Western Countries and Tel-Aviv: Analysis and Demonstration through the Stories of Neve Eliezer, HaTikva and Florentin . Haifa: The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 1995 (Hebrew, 30 p.).

Yiftachel, O. and Carmon, N., Jewish-Arab Relationships in a Mixed Region: The Case of Misgav in the Central Galilee . Haifa: The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 1995 (English, 60 p.).

Carmon, N. with 'The Social Team' of Israel 2020, Planning for "Quality of Life for All" . A report of 'Israel 2020 - A Master Plan for Israel of the 2000s'. Haifa: Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion, 1994 (Hebrew, 398 p.).

Carmon, N., Towards Quality of Life For All: Principles of Spatial Planning and Development. A report of 'Israel 2020 - A Master Plan for Israel of the 2000s'. Haifa: Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion, 1993 (Hebrew, 47 p.).

Carmon, N., Modes of Life in the Israeli Society - Analysis, Forecast and Planning Considerations . A report of 'Israel 2020 - A Master Plan for Israel of the 2000s'. Haifa: Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion, 1994 (Hebrew, 60 p.).

Carmon, N., The Implications of Peace for the Israeli Society . A report of 'Israel 2020 - A Master Plan for Israel of the 2000s'. Haifa: Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion, 1993 (Hebrew, 25 p.).

Carmon, N. and Trop T., Population, Education, and Labor Force in Israel - Trends and Forecasts, 1990-2020 . A report of 'Israel 2020 - A Master Plan for Israel of the 2000s'. Haifa: Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion, 1993 (Hebrew, 65 p.).

Trop, T. and Carmon, N., Welfare and Distress in the Israeli Society - Changing Trends and their Implications for Planning . A report of 'Israel 2020 - A Master Plan for Israel of the 2000s'. Haifa: Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion, 1993 (Hebrew, 45 p.).

Yiftachel, O. and Carmon, N., The Population of Israel and its Characteristics: Basic Data and Forecasts for Spatial Planning . A report of 'Israel 2020 - A Master Plan for Israel of the 2000s'. Haifa: Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion, 1992 (Hebrew, 64 p.).

Carmon, N., Law-Yon, H., Lifshitz, G., Amir, S., Czamanski, D. and Kipnis, B., The New Jewish Settlements in the Galilee - an Evaluation Study . Haifa: The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 1990 (Hebrew, 230 p.).

Baron M., Ben-Zion U. and Carmon, N., The Impact of Project Renewal on Reduction of Socio-Economic Disparities and on Migration to and from the Neighborhoods . Haifa: The Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, Technion, 1988 (Hebrew with an English summary, 100 p.).

Kaufman, B. J. and Carmon, N., Selection of Target Neighborhoods for Urban Revitalization . Haifa: The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 1987 (Hebrew with an English abstract, 180 p).

Carmon, N., Goals Achievement by Project Renewal . Haifa: The Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, Technion, 1986 (Hebrew, 43 p.; English, 54 p.).

Carmon, N., Social and Physical Outcomes of Project Renewal . Haifa: The Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, Technion, 1986 (Hebrew, 330 p.)

Alterman R., Carmon, N., Hill.,M. and others, Comprehensive Evaluation of Project Renewal - Final Report . Haifa: Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, Technion,1985. Five volumes (Hebrew, 1000 p).

Kally, E., Carmon, N. and Shamir, S., Regional Organizations in Israel Water Economy: Decentralization in a Centralized System . Haifa: The Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, Technion, 1984 (Hebrew, 62 p.).

Carmon, N. and Hill M., Evaluation Study of Project Renewal - Interim Report . Haifa: The Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, Technion, 1982 (English, 199 p.; Hebrew, 175 p.).

Carmon, N., and Gavrieli T., Alternative Methods for Improving Public Housing in Israel - A Comparative Analysis . Haifa: The Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, Technion, 1982 (Hebrew, 192 p.).

Werczberger E., Borukhov E. and Carmon, N., Planning Standards as Indicators of Residential Satisfaction . Tel-Aviv, The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Tel-Aviv University. Submitted to the Israeli Ford Foundation, 1981 (English, 34 p.).

Carmon, N. and Hill, M., co-editors of a series of reports and working papers of the research project: "Rehabilitation of Distressed Neighborhoods in Israel" . Haifa: The Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, Technion.
Among the participants: Chester Rapkin and Edgar Rose (1979), Edgar Rose (1980), Ernest R. Alexander (1980-82), Daniel Shefer and Eliyahu Borukhov (1981), Hubert Law-Yone, Arza Churchman and Rachelle Alterman (1981), Richard W. Mayer and Ruth Enis (1981).

Carmon, N. and Hill, M., in collaboration with E. Alexander, R. Alterman, A. Churchman, A. Gonen, M. Maier-Brodnitz, R. Oxman and D Shefer, Neighborhood Rehabilitation in Israel . Haifa: The Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, Technion, 1979 (English, 174 p.; Hebrew, 137 p.).

Havkin, D., Gat, D., Amir, S., others and Carmon, N., Development Plan for Haifa and its Surroundings . Haifa: Technion, Center for Urban and Regional Studies, 1979 (Hebrew, 138 p.).

Enis R., Shechter M., others and Carmon, N., The Demand for Recreation in Mount Carmel . Haifa: Technion, Center for Urban and Regional Studies, 1974 (Hebrew, 266 p.).

Enis, R., Baron, M., Shechter M., others and Carmon, N., Evaluation of Sites for Location of Quarries . Haifa: Technion, Center for Urban and Regional Studies, 1972 (Hebrew, 203 p.).

Enis R., Bashan M.,others and Carmon N., The Banias - Landscape and Recreational Planning . Haifa: Technion, Center for Urban and Regional Studies, 1969. (Hebrew, 45 p.).

Kennedy, J., Carmon, N. and Stone, M., Evaluation of the Comprehensive Model for Local Office Reorganization (COMO) of the U.S.A. Training and Employment Service . Office of Policy Evaluation and Research of the Manpower Administration of the U.S.A., Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., 1971 (Vol. 1: 467 p.; Vol. II: 600 p.).

OTHER PUBLICATIONS (Selected List)

Carmon, N. A Housing Strategy for the City of Tel Aviv-Yafo. Pp. 67-77, in: Strategic Plan for Tel Aviv � Yafo: The City Vision. Tel Aviv � Jafo Municipality, 2005 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N. Project Renewal: 25 Years of Operation. Haifa: The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 2004 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N. The Israeli Society in Transition: From Modernity to Post-Modernity. Haifa: The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 2003 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N. The Future of the Kibbutzim: A Position Paper for the Government of Israel. Haifa: The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 2003 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N. Establishing New Towns and Villages versus Strengthenning Old Ones. Haifa: The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 2001 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N. Preventive Planning in Urban Neighborhoods: The Phoenix Strategy. Haifa: The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 1999.

Carmon, N. Sustainable Development as a Paradigm for the Profession of Urban Planning. Working Paper. Cambridge MA: Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT, 1998.

Carmon, N., Regeneration Policy for Deteriorated Urban Areas: Lessons for the Future on the Basis of Past Experience in Western Countries and Israel . Working Paper. Haifa: The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 1997 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., Urban Renewal and Neighborhood Regeneration: Past Experience and Lessons for the Future . Working Paper. Haifa: The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 1996 (Hebrew and English editions).

Carmon, N., "Usage of Underground Space from the Point of View of the National Planner". In Zvi Lisar and others, Underground Space in Israel: Background, Potential and Possible Projects . Tel-Aviv: Zvi Lisar Ltd. Submitted to Israel Land Authority, 1995 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N. and Yiftachel O., The Population of Israel and its Characteristics: Basic Data and Forecasts for Spatial Planning . Working Paper. Haifa: The Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, 1994 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., Goals for Israel of the 2000s . Working Paper. Haifa: Center for Urban and Regional Studies, 1994 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., Democracy in Action: Citizen Participation in Urban Planning . Working paper for the Russian-Israeli Symposium on Democracy and Identity, Moscow, Russia, June 1993.

Carmon, N., Refaeli E. and others, The Development of Haifa as Capital of the Northern Region of Israel . Working paper of the advisory team on Haifa Metropolitan Region. Haifa: 1993 (Hebrew).

Amir, S. and Carmon N., The Prospects of Revitalization in Hadar HaCarmel, Haifa . Working Paper. Haifa: Center for Urban and Regional Studies, 1993 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N. and Baron M., Has Israel's Projest Renewal Succeeded in Changing the Status of its Neighborhoods? Working Paper. Haifa: Center for Urban and Regional Studies, 1993.

Carmon, N., A Strategy for Regional Development: Lessons from the New Settlements in the Galilee Region . Working Paper. Haifa: Center for Urban and Regional Studies, 1993.

Eyal-Elimelech and Carmon N., A Home for the Elderly - Evaluation of its Physical Planning . Working Paper. Haifa: Center for Urban and Regional Studies, 1992 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., "The New Settlements in the Galilee Region - An Evaluation Research". Magazine of the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning , Technion, No. 7, Fall 1992, pp. 12-14.

Carmon, N., Achieving Population Dispersal by Custom-Made Community Planning: An Israeli Experiment in the Galilee Mountains . Working Paper. Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning, UCLA - University of California in Los Angeles, 1991.

Carmon, N. and Czamanski, D., Housing in Israel . Working Paper. Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning, UCLA - University of California in Los Angeles, 1991.

Carmon, N., Public-Individual Partnership in the Renovation of Housing Estates: The Israeli Case and its Lessons . Working Paper. Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning, UCLA - University of California in Los Angeles, 1990.

Kaufman, J. B. and Carmon, N., Encouraging Residential Revitalization: A Method for the Selection of Target Neighborhoods . Working Paper. Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning, UCLA - University of California in Los Angeles, 1990.

Shitrit, M. and Carmon, N., Mass Immigration to Israel and the Required Housing Solutions . Jerusalem: The Jewish Agency, June 1990 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., "The Meaning of Social Policy". Pp. 115-120 in Haifa 2000 , proceedings of a conference organized by the Institute for the Study of Haifa and the Galilee and the Municipality of Haifa, 1988 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., "Tailoring Evaluation Study to Needs". In Korazim, Y. (ed.), Methodological Lessons from Evaluation Studies of Project Renewal . Jerusalem: The Jewish Agency, 1987 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., "The Impact of Housing Policy on Social Stratification in Israel", in Y. Zdaka (ed.), Disparities . Jerusalem: The Hebrew University, 1984 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., and Gavrieli, T., Self-Help Rehabilitation Versus Institutionalized Rehabilitation . Working Paper. Haifa: The Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, Technion, 1982 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., Hill, M. and Alterman, R., Multi-Group Integrated Evaluation: A Synthesis of Approaches to the Evaluation of Broad-Aim Social Programs . Working Paper. Haifa: The Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, Technion, 1980.

Carmon, N. and Hill, M., "The Causes of Neighborhood Deterioration in Israel. Pp. 4-37 in Shpiro, S. (ed.), Neighborhood Rehabilitation . Jerusalem: The Ministry of Interior, The 7th Conference on Local Government, 1980 (Hebrew).

Hill, M. and Carmon, N., Guidelines for Neighborhood Rehabilitation Program . Invited by and submitted to Prof. Daniel Shimshoni, Deputy Prime Minister Office, 1978 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., "The Social Impact of Housing - Empirical Studies", in Y. Kadman (ed.), Social Work in Multi-Cultural Society . Jerusalem: The Hebrew University, 1978 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., "Social Goals of Housing Policy", in S. Reichman (ed.), Contemporary Urbanization . Jerusalem: The National Council for Research and Development, 1977.

Carmon, N., "Housing for Immigrant Absorption", in E. Leshem (Ed.), The Absorption of Soviet Jews in Israel . Proceedings of the 2nd World Conference of Jewish Communities on Soviet Jewry. Jerusalem: The Government Printer, 1977 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., "Social Considerations in Housing Planning", in D. Soen (ed.), Dialogue in Development: National and Human Resources . Tel-Aviv: The Association of Engineers and Architects in Israel, 1974.

Carmon, N., The Social Structure of Israeli Society . Haifa: Technion, The Students' Association Publishing Co., 1972 (Hebrew).

Carmon, N., Considerations in Replanning Poor Neighborhoods . Working Paper. Graduate School of Education and Social Policy, Harvard University, 1970.

Carmon, N., New Towns in Israel: Three Case Studies and Discussion . Monograph. The Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Mass. Institute of Technology, 1969.

FUNDED RESEARCH IN PROCESS (Head or Co-Head)

2004 -	*Population and Housing in the City of Tiberious*, with Haim Kehat and others, supported by the Ministry of Interior (12,000 NIS).
2003 -	*Culture Industries and Urban Regeneration: Theory and Practice*, with Elvira Molin, supported by the Technion VPR Funds.
2003 -	*Mortgage Arrears in Israel: Magnitude of the Problem, Its Causes and Ways to Cope With* , with Gilat Benshetrit, supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing (140,000 NIS).
2003 -	*Social Capital: The Concept and its Enhancement through Urban Planning*, with Einat Amoyal, supported by the Technion VPR Funds.
2003 -	*Social Planning and Housing for the City of Haifa* , supported by the Ministry of Interior (200,000 NIS).
2003 -	*Water-Sensitive Planning - Policy Development*, with Uri Shamir, supported by The Ministry of Construction and Housing (108,000 NIS)

FUNDED RESEARCH AND CONSULTING EXPERIENCE (Head or Co-Head)
(Completed, Selected Items)

2001�2005	*Water Conservation by Urban Households*, with Uri Shamir and Shlomit Be�eri, supported by the Water Commission in the Ministry of Infrastructure (208,000 NIS).
2002�2004	*Housing Improvement Policy for a Large City: The Case of Tel-Aviv*, supported by Tel-Aviv Municipality, Long-Range Planning Department (30,000 NIS).
2001�2004	*Cultural Projects as a Means for Regeneration of the Central City: A Case Study in Haifa*, with Elvira Molin, supported by the Technion VPR Funds.
1999�2004	*Social Justice and Economic Development: Theoretical Analysis and a Case Study*, with Yulia Ziflinger, supported by Mifal HaPayis.
1999�2002	*Migration of Arab Families into Jewish Development Towns: The Case of Nazereth Ilit* , with Hana Hamdan-HajYihya, supported by the Technion VPR funds.
1999-2003	*Towards Community-Sensitive Planning of Social Services: The Case of Inmigrants' NGOs in Haifa* , with M. Bleiman and R. Kallus, supported by the Israel Center for Third Sector Research.
1998-2003	*Urban Run-off in Residential Areas*, with S. Burmil and U. Shamir, supported by The Ministry of Environmental Quality and the Ministry of Construction and Housing.
1998-2002	*Culturally Sustainable Housing: A Study of Population and Housing in the City of Gaza* , with Yosef Gabarin, supported by the Technion VPR funds
1998-2001	*Updating the Housing Stock of Israel* , supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing and the Technion VPR funds
1996 - 98	*Immigrants as Carriers of Urban Revitalization Processes* , with H. Har-Shuv, supported by the S. Neaman Institute
1994 � 96	*Home Telecommunication: Initial Study of Social Implications* , with Razia Zehavi, supported by Technion VPR Funds
1991 - 96	*ISRAEL 2020 - A Master Plan for Israel of the 2000s* , a member of the senior professional team, headed by Adam Mazor, supported by 13 Israeli ministries, including: the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Housing, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Environmental Quality, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Education, and by 2 public organizations: Israel Land Authority and the Jewish Agency
1994 � 95	*Underground Space in Israel: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Potential Benefits* , with Zvi Lisar and others, supported by Israel Land Authority.
1994 - 95	*Revitalization in the Center of Tel-Aviv* , with Tamar Erez, supported by Mifal HaPayis and Tel-Aviv Municipality
1992 - 95	*Jewish-Arab Relationships in a Mixed Region: The Case of Central Galilee* , with Oren Yiftachel, supported by Mifal HaPayis, the Negev Center for Regional Studies, and The Centre for Peace Studies, Curtin University and the University of Western Australia
1991 - 95	*Immigration and Integration in Post Industrial Societies - Innovative Research and Policy Implications* , an international workshop and a book, supported by the American Technion Society
1990 - 92	*New Immigrants in Haifa and the Revitalization of the Central City* , with Smadar Amir, supported by Mifal HaPayis
1989 - 90	*Developing a Model of a Planning Process for an Arab Village: Citizen Participation in Housing Programs for the year 2000 in Iksal* , with M. Meyer-Brodnitz, J. Yonish and T. Alfandari, supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing
1989 - 90	*Post-Occupancy Evaluation of an Old-Age Home* : A Case Study, with T. Eyal, supported by The Brookdale Institute for Gerontology
1988 - 90	*Comparative Evaluation of Self-Help Housing Renovation* , with O. Hacohen, supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing
1987- 89	*Evaluation Research of the New Settlements in the Galilee* , with A. Amir, D. Czamanski, B. Kipnis, H. Law-Yon and G. Lifshitz, supported by the National Planning Council of the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Housing, the Jewish Agency and Israel Land Authority
1986 - 90	*The Impact of Project Renewal on Migration Patterns in its Neighborhoods* , with M. Baron and U. Ben-Zion, supported by the Ford Foundation and the S. Neaman Institute
1984 - 86	*User-Initiated Housing Enlargements in Multi-Family Buildings* , supported by the Ministry of Housing and the S. Neaman Institute
1982 - 86	*Comprehensive Evaluation of Project Renewal - Israel's National Program for Social and Physical Rehabilitation of Distressed Neighborhoods* research director with R. Alterman and M. Hill, in collaboration with A. Churchman, M. Shechter, A. Frenkel and others, supported by the International Evaluation Committee of Project Renewal and the S. Neaman Institute
1980 - 83	*Comparative Study of Institutional Rehabilitation and Individual Rehabilitation of Old Public Housing* , with T. Gavrieli, supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing and the S. Neaman Institute
1980 - 82	*Self-Help Housing Rehabilitation of Public Housing in Israel* , with R. Oxman, supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing and the S. Neaman Institute
1978 - 82	*Distressed Neighborhoods in Israel* , co-director with M. Hill, in collaboration with E. Alexander, R. Alterman, A. Churchman, A. Gonen, M. Maier-Brodnitz, R. Oxman, C. Rapkin, E. Roze, D Shefer, supported by the Ministry of Labor and Welfare and Neaman Institute
1977 - 79	*Criteria for Eevaluating the Quality of Urban Neighborhoods* , with E. Borukhov and E. Werczberger, supported by the Ford Foundation
1973 -76	*Housing Policy as a Tool of Social Policy* , with B. Mannheim, supported by the Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption

SUPERVISION of M.Sc. and Ph.D. Theses and of Post-Doc. Scholars
Master's theses at Technion are full-scale research;
the text is usually in Hebrew with an English abstract.

Work in Progress

50.	Shlomit Be'eri ,Ph.D., Subject: � Public-Civic Partnerships in Urban Development�.
49.	Lila Chodanovski, M.Sc., Subject: "The Relationships between Urban Open Space, Place Attachment and Social Networks�. Principal Supervisor: Michal Mitrani.
48.	Elvira Molin , Ph. D., M.Sc. Subject: �Culture Industries and Urban Regeneration�.
47.	Eeinat Yinon-Amoyal , Ph.D. Subject: �Social Capital and Its Promotion by means of Planning Intervention�.
46.	Tamar Lanir , M.Sc., Subject: �Affordable Housing: Analysis of International Experience and Lessons to Israel�.
45.	Ornit Morgenstern , M.Sc., Subject: �Influence of Transitions in Planning Paradigms on Urban Planning and Development in Tel Aviv�. Principal Supervisor: Itzhak Schnell.
44.	Chen Haddad , M.Sc., Subject: �Integration of Means for Runoff Management in a Neighborhood's Open Areas Planning�. Principal Supervisor: Tali Alon Mozes.
43.	Yulia Ziflinger , Ph.D. Subject: "Social Equity in Urban Regeneration Processes: Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Measurement".

Completed Theses and Dissertations
(Last 4 in Tel-Aviv University and all the others in the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology)

42.	Muhammad Kimmeri, M.Sc. 2005. Subject: Place Attachment and Social Networks in Modern and Traditional Arab Neighborhoods in Jerusalem�. Principal Supervisor: Gustavo Mesh.
41.	Shlomit Be�eri, M.Sc. 2004. Subject: �Water Conservation in the Urban Sector: A comprehensive Feasibility Study�. Principal supervisor, in collaboration with Uri Shamir.
40.	Merav Bleiman, M.Sc. 2004. Subject: �Towards Community-Sensitive Planning of Social Services: The Case of NGOs in Haifa�. Principal supervisor, in collaboration with Rachel Kallus.
39.	Hana Hag Yichya , M.Sc. 2003, Subject: �Migration of Arab Families into Jewish Towns: The Case of Nazereth- Nazereth Ilit�.
38.	Yafit Bar-Lev , M.Sc. 2003, Subject: "Housing Preferences of Middle-Class Consumers�. In collaboration with Rachel Kallus as principal supervisor.
37.	Eyal Ofek , M.Sc. 2003, Subject: �Back to Demolition and Redevelopment as an Urban Renewal Method: Initial Evaluation�.
36.	Tlila Uzan , M.Sc. 2002. Subject: �Integration of New Residents into the Moshavim as Part of their Community Expansion Program�. Principal supervisor: Leviah Apelbaum.
35.	Yosef Jabarin , Ph.D. 2002. Subject: "Socially Sustainable Housing: A Study of Population and Housing in the City of Gaza".
34.	Orit Meretz , M.Sc. 2001. Subject: �Updating the Housing Stock in Israel: Analysis and Evaluation�.
33.	Yulia Ziflinger , M.Sc. 2001, Subject: �Development in Place and Development of the Place: The Case of Or Yehuda�.
32.	Abu-Sharkia-Doula Samahir , M.Sc. 2001. Subject: �Social Services for Arab Youth in Nazareth: Supply, Use and Preferences�. Principal supervisor in collaboration with Arza Churchman, who took the role of principal supervisor when I left for Sabbatical.
31.	Arie Heshkowitz , Ph.D. 2000. Subject: �The Influence of Reference Groups on the Plans fpr Population Dispersal in Israel�. Principal superisor: Hubert Law Yon.
30.	Sharon Katz , M.Sc. 1999. Subject: " Enhancement of Rainwater Infiltration through Design of the Urban House Lot". Principal supervisor, in collaboration with Shmuel Burmil, who took the role of principal supervisor when I left for sabbatical.
29.	Hanita Shuvi , M.Sc. 1999. Subject: "The Role of Immigrants in Neighborhood Regeneration Processes: Comparing the Cases of Neve David and Hadar HaCarmel in the City of Haifa".
28.	Hadas Druker , M.Sc. 1998. Subject: "Secular and Religious Jews - Together or Apart?" Principal supervisor, in collaboration with Arza Churchman, who took the role of principal supervisor when I left for sabbatical.
27.	Rivka Ventura-Farchi , M.Sc. 1997. Subject: "Neighborhood Regeneration - the Advanced Stage: The Case of Rosh HaAyen". Principal supervisor, in collaboration with Rachel Kallus, who took the role of principal supervisor when I left for sabbatical.
26.	Park, Hyun-Ok , Post-Doctorate 1997. Subject: �Housing Management Systems in Israel�. Principal supervisor, in collaboration with colleagues at Chungwoon University in Korea.
25.	Razia Zehavi , M.Sc. 1996. Subject: "Home Telecommunication: Initial Investigation of its Social Impacts".
24.	Tamar Erez , M.Sc. 1996. Subject: "Urban Revitalization in Florentine Quarter in Tel-Aviv: Losers and Beneficiaries".
23.	Graham Tipple , Post-Doctorate 1996. Subject: �Transformation of Multi-Unit Residential Buildings in Distressed Neighbourhoods�. In collaboration with collegues in the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
22.	Liora Erlich-Hai , M.Sc. 1995. Subject: "The Influence of the Attachment to the Hamula on the Residential Layout in Arab Villages in Israel".
21.	Sigalit Meiron-Pistiner , M.Sc. 1995. Subject: "Water Sensitive Residential Planning For the Coastal Strip of Israel". Principal supervisor, in collaboration with Uri Shamir.
20.	Yossi Ofer , M.Sc. 1993. Subject: "New Housing in Old Distressed Neighborhood - an Evaluation". Principal supervisor, in collaboration with Mira Baron.
19.	Smadar Amir , M.Sc. 1992. Subject: "Housing Revitalization and Immigrant Absorption in Hadar-HaCarmel, Haifa".
18.	Miri Yunger , M.Sc. 1992. Subject: "Who Benefits from Israel's Water? A Comparative Analysis of Kibbutzim and Moshavim". Principal supervisor, in collaboration with Uri Shamir.
17.	Tamar Farnik , M.Sc. 1990. Subject: "Quality of Life in the New Settlements in the Galilee Region".
16.	Tamar Eyal , M.Sc. 1990. Subject: "Evaluating Homes for the Aged by the Needs and Preferences of their Residents".
15.	Orly Hacohen , M.Sc. 1990. Subject: "Self-Help versus Institutionalized Renovation of Residential Buildings".
14.	Oren Yiftachel , Ph.D. 1990. Subject: "State Policy and Political Stability in a Biethnic Democracy: Israel's Land Use Planning in the Galilee and Jewish-Arab Relations". Joint supervision with Dennis Rumley, under special arrangement with the Department of Geography at the University of Western Australia.
13.	Alex Lamdoon , M.Sc. 1988. Subject: "Flexible Housing - Expansion of Dwelling Units in Multi-Storey Buildings".
12.	Bracha Kaufman , M.Sc. 1987. Subject: "Developing a Method for Selecting Target Neighborhoods for Urban Revitalization".
11.	Shlomit Sha'ar , M.Sc. 1987. Subject: "Who Benefits from Project Renewal?".
10.	Ariela Weinberg , M.Sc. 1986. Subject: "Housing Enlargement in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings".
9.	Itai Becker , M.Sc. 1984. Subject: "Migration from and into Distressed Neighborhoods - A Case Study".
8.	Ran Afek (Carlos Pressman), M.Sc. 1983. Subject: "Housing Preferences of Ethnic Groups in Israel". Principal supervisor in collaboration with Bilha Mannheim
7.	Haim Friedman , M.Sc. 1983. Subject: "The Impact of Ideological Background on Intervention Strategies of Physical Design Professionals". Principal supervisor, in collaboration with Alan Kirshenbaum.
6.	Zvi Veinstein , M.Sc. 1983. Subject: "Citizen Organization for Purposes of Rehabilitating their Neighborhood".
5.	Tamar Gavrieli , M.Sc. 1982. Subject: "A Comparative Analysis of Improvements in Public Housing".
4.	Rachel Glazer , M.A. 1982. Subject: "An Empirical Study of 'The Culture of Poverty' in a Population of Poor Young Couples in Israel".
3.	Irfat Atili , M.A. 1982. Subject: "Change in the Status of the Elder Person in the Arab Villages".
2.	Yael Shavit , M.A. 1981. Subject: "The Impact of Social Factors on Satisfaction with Residential Neighborhoods". Principal supervisor, in collaboration with Efraim Ya'ar.
1.	Sara Chernijovsky , M.A. 1980. Subject: "Evaluation of a Neighborhood Renewal Project". Principal supervisor, in collaboration with Shimon Shpiro.

INVITED LECTURES OR SEMINARS OUTSIDE OF ISRAEL

July 2003	University of Toronto, Canada, Center for Urban and Community Studies
Sep. 2001	McGill University, Montreal, School of Architecture
Aug. 2001	Cleveland State University, College of Urban Affairs
Sep. 1999	University of Glasgow, UK, Department of Urban Studies and The Center for Housing Research and Urban Studies
Apr. 1999	University of California in Berkeley, Department of City and Regional Planning and IURD - Institute of Urban and Regional Development
Feb. 1999	TU Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, Department of Architecture and Planning
Sep. 1998	University of Bristol, UK, School of Policy Studies
Mar. 1998	Columbia University, New-York, Graduate School of Architecture and Planning
Mar. 1998	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The Department of City and Regional Planning
Jan. 1998	UCLA, University of California in Los Angeles, Graduate School of Architecture and Town Planning
Jan. 1998	University of Washington, Seattle WA, College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Nov. 1997	MIT, Cambridge, Mass., Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Oct. 1997	Harvard University, Cambridge Mass., Graduate School of Design
Apr. 1997	The Research Center for Public Economy and Administration, Krakow Academy of Economics, Poland
Apr. 1997	Department of City and Regional Management, University of Lodz, Poland
Oct. 1995	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The Department of City and Regional Planning
Oct. 1995	Rutgers, The State University of Jew Jersey, The Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
Sep. 1994	UBC, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, School of Community and Regional Planning and Center for Human Settlements
Sep. 1994	UCLA, University of California in Los Angeles, Graduate School of Architecture and Town Planning
Sep. 1992	MIT, Cambridge, Mass., Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Sep. 1992	Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Department of City and Regional Planning
May 1991	UCLA, University of California in Los Angeles, Graduate School of Architecture and Town Planning
Apr. 1991	University of California in Berkeley, Department of City and Regional Planning
Mar. 1991	MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Center for Real Estate Development
Mar. 1991	Hunter College, The City university of New York, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
Mar. 1991	University of New York at Buffalo, Department of Planning and Design
Feb. 1991	University of New Mexico, Department of Community and Regional Planning
Nov. 1990	UCLA, University of California in Los Angeles, Department of Sociology
Feb. 1987	MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Laboratory of Architecture and Planning
Feb. 1986	Princeton University, New Jersey, School of Architecture
Apr. 1985	MIT - Harvard Joint Center for Urban Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mar. 1985	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning
Nov. 1984	MIT, Cambridge, Mass., SPURS and the Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Oct. 1982	University of Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Institute of Environmental Planning
Jun. 1981	University College, London, Department of Development Planning
Nov. 1979	MIT - Harvard Joint Center for Urban Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Oct. 1979	Columbia University, New-York, Graduate School of Architecture and Planning
Oct. 1979	University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, School of Public and Urban Policy

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES (Including Keynotes)

July 2005	Annual International Congress of AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning, Vienna, Austria. Paper : (with Yulia Ziflinger): Urban regeneration strategies: A social equity perspective
April 2005	International symposium - Jerusalem 2050: Visionaries Conference, MIT, Cambridge MA
June 2004	International Housing Research Conference under the auspices of Housing and the Built Environment, Research Committee 43 of the International Sociological Association on Adequate and Affordable Housing for All, Toronto, Canada. Paper : User-controlled updating of existing housing: A prime way to satisfactory affordable housing
June 2004	First international conference on Water Demand Management, the Dead Sea, Jordan. Paper (with Shlomit Be`eri and Uri Shamir): Water saving in Israel�s urban sector: A feasibility study towards policy renewal.
July 2003	3 rd Joint Congress of ACSP and AESOP, Leuven, Belgium. Chair : Social Integration and Ethnic Identity. Paper : Palestinians and Jews Living Together: A Case Study in Nazareth Ilit.
Nov. 2002	44 th Conference of the ACSP - Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Boston, USA Paper (with Yosef Gabareen) : Trust, risk and culturally sustainable housing. Paper (with Shmuel Burmil and Uri Shamir) : Sustainable urban planning: Can urban runoff be made a valuable resource instead of being merely a nuisance?
Mar. 2002	32 nd Annual Meeting of UAA � Urban Affairs Association, Boston, USA. Paper : Urban renewal and regeneration: Can we benefit both people and places ?
Dec. 2001	International Workshop of Israel Science Foundation on Social Equity and Housing, Tel-Aviv University. Chair and Discussant : Socio-Spatial Differentiation of Housing.
Nov. 2001	43th Conference of the ACSP - Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Paper : New immigrants, urban regeneration and the role of housing policies. Chair and Discussant: Infusing collaborative practices in planning.
July 2000	14 th Congress of AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning, Brno, Check Republic. Keynote Presentation: Preventive planning: A new role for the planning profession.
June 2000	International Conference of ENHR - European Network of Housing Research, on Housing in the 21 st Century: Fragmentation and Reorientation, Gavle, Sweden. Paper : Updating the housing stock: An innovative approach and a Research agenda.
Mar. 2000	International Workshop on Globalization, Minorities and the Israeli City, Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Paper : The role of immigrants in urban regeneration processes.
July 1999	13 th Congress of AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning, Bergen, Norway Paper : Housing update and neighborhood regeneration.
July 1999	IUGG General Assembly, HS5 Symposium on Impacts of Urban Growth on Surface Water and Groundwater Quality, Birmingham, UK. Paper (with U. Shamir): Water-sensitive urban planning: The case of Israel's coastal aquifer
June 1999	International Ecology Congress, Jerusalem. Paper (with S. Burmil and U. Shamir): Water-sensitive urban planning: Increasing infiltration in residential areas.
Apr. 1999	29 th Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, Louisville, Kentucky, USA Paper : Neighborhood regeneration and the Phoenix Strategy. Chairperson : Housing renovation.
Feb. 1999	International Symposium on Housing Renovation at the International Building Construction Fair, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Keynote Presentation: Updating the Housing Stock: The Phoenix Strategy.
Nov. 1998	3 rd International Metropolis Conference, Zichron Yaakov, Israel. Paper : Immigrants as carriers of urban regeneration.
Sep. 1998	International Conference of ENHR - European Network of Housing Research, on Housing Futures, Cardiff, United Kingdom. Keynote Presentation: Updating the Housing Stock: The Phoenix Strategy.
Mar. 1998	94th annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston MA, USA. Paper : Urban revitalization: benefiting both people and places.
Jan. 1998	International Seminar on The Profession of Planning: Challenges, successes and Failures, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA. Discussant and Commentator.
Nov. 1997	Mayors' Institute on City Design, a special conference on Housing in the City, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, USA. Discussant : Demolition versus renovation of public housing projects in the US.
Nov. 1997	39th Conference of the ACSP - Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Paper (with U. Shamir): Water-sensitive urban planning: preliminary analysis. Chairperson : Housing and neighborhood revitalization.
Nov. 1997	International Symposium on Open Building Implementation (CIB TG26), Building Museum, Washington DC, USA. Discussant : Using the open building concept in housing renovation.
Sep. 1997	27th IAH (International Association of Hydrologists) Congress on Groundwater in the Urban Environment, Nottingham, UK. Paper (with U. Shamir): Water-sensitive urban planning: the role of urban planners.
Aug. 1996	International Conference of ENHR - European Network of Housing Research, on Housing and European Integration, Helsingor, Denmark. Paper : Evaluating gentrification in the context of urban revitalization policies. Paper : Urban revitalization patterns: Towards a new generation of policies.
July 1996	Joint International Congress of ACSP - Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, and AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning, Toronto, Canada. Paper : Regional development: Can growth go with equity and enhancement of tolerance? Chairperson : Equity and economic development: compatible or contradictory goals?
Oct. 1995	37th Conference of the ACSP - Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Detroit, USA. Paper : Social planning - a new agenda. Paper : Urban regeneration: third generation programs and beyond.
Aug. 1995	9th Congress of AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning, Glasgow, United Kingdom. Paper : Neighborhood regeneration - the state of the art.
Mar. 1995	International Symposium of the European Center for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Jerusalem. Paper : Diversity and integration as leading principles for long-range planning in Israel.
Dec. 1994	Russian-Israeli Symposium on Community and State in a Changing World, Jerusalem. Paper : Social planning for Israel. Chairperson : New value systems in changing societies.
Aug. 1994	Bi-National - Canadian-Chinese - Conference on Urban Development and the Environment, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Discussant : A viewpoint on development from a newly developed country.
Oct. 1993	35th Conference of the ACSP - Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. Paper : Urban growth and quality of life in Israel 2020. Chairperson : Urban quality of life.
June 1993	Russian-Israeli Symposium on Democracy and Identity, Moscow, Russia. Paper : Democracy in action: citizen participation in urban planning.
May 1993	International Symposium on Immigration and Integration in Post-Industrial Societies - The Interface Between Research and Policy Making, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa. Organizer, Program Head, Chairperson and Principal Commentator .
Sep. 1992	41st World Congress of IFHP - International Federation of Housing and Planning, Jerusalem. Paper : Old and new policies for urban renewal. Chairperson : Social challenge and urban change.
Mar. 1992	IAS - Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, IASA - Institute for Applied System Analysis, Laxenburg, and IFS - Institute for Future Studies, Stockholm, International Conference on Mass Migration in Europe: Implications in East and West, Vienna, Austria. Paper : Planning for immigrant absorption: the case of Soviet immigrants in Israel. Charperson : Social aspects of integrating immigrants into the host societies.
July 1991	Joint International Congress of ACSP - Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, and AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning), Oxford, United Kingdom. Paper : Neighborhood upgrading: what planning can and cannot do.
July 1990	International Housing Research Conference, La Villet, Paris, France. Paper (with M. Baron): Reducing inequality by means of neighborhood rehabilitation: evaluation of the Israeli case. Chairperson : Housing affordability.
Dec. 1989	Sapir International Forum for Economic Policy, Jerusalem. Paper (with M. Baron): Evaluating the impact of Project Renewal on the reduction of socioeconomic disparities in Israel.
Aug. 1989	31st Conference of the ACSP - Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. Paper : Custom-made communities in regional development: an Israeli experience in the Galilee mountains.
Apr. 1989	World Congress of the Regional Science Association, Jerusalem. Paper : Population dispersal as a strategy for regional development: an Israeli experiment in the Galilee Mountains. Chairperson : Urban revitalization.
Jan. 1989	2nd International Conference on Political Geography, Haifa University. Paper (with O. Yiftachel and D. Rumley): Ethnic minority and political stability: A comparative analysis of Israel and Malaysia.
Oct. 1988	Dutch-Israeli Binational Symposium, Dan Acadia, Hertzelia. Paper (with M. Baron and U. Ben-Zion): The impact of Project Renewal on migration patterns.
July 1988	10th Conference of the International Association for the Study of People and their Surroundings, Delft, The Netherlands. Paper : Self-help improvement of public housing.
June 1988	International Research Conference: Housing, Policy, and Urban Innovation. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Paper : Public-individual partnership in housing renovation.
Aug. 1987	U.S. National Science Foundation Workshop on "Research Issues in Design Theory and Methodology", Plaza Hotel, Boston, U.S.A. Discussant : Planning effectiveness.
Aug. 1987	27th European Congress of the Regional Science Association, Athens, Greece. Paper (with M. Hill, R. Alterman, A. Churchman, and M. Shechter): Integrated evaluation of Israel's revitalization project.
May 1986	International Symposium: Neighborhood Policy - the State of the Art. MIT, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A. Organizer and Program Head . Paper: Israel's Project Renewal - lessons for the future.
Mar. 1986	International Conference on Urban Revitalization, Hilton Hotel, Jerusalem. Member of the Steering Committee . Chairperson : Social rehabilitation. Paper: Israel's Project Renewal: evaluation of goals' achievement
May 1985	Institute for Policy Studies, Conference on Housing Policies in the Eighties. Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Discussant : Public-individual partnership in housing.
Oct. 1984	Evaluation Research Society International Conference, San Francisco, U.S.A Paper: An innovative methodology for integrated evaluation.
Oct. 1984	26th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, New York, U.S.A. Paper: Integrated evaluation in practice. .
June 1983	2nd World Congress on Land Policy, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, Mass, U.S.A. Discussant : Shelter for human survival.
Jan. 1982	The International Interdisciplinary Congress on Woman, Haifa Univ. Discussant: The impact of community and environment on women.
Dec. 1981	Humphrey Center for Social Ecology, International Conference: "The 1980's � Cause for Alarm or Optimism", Ben-Gurion Univ., Be'er-Sheva. Paper : New forms of public housing.
June 1981	"Planning with People", International workshop. University College, London. Paper: Self-help housing rehabilitation.
Dec. 1980	Sapir International Conference on "Social Policy Evaluation", Tel-Aviv Univ. Paper: Multi-group integrated evaluation: a synthesis of approaches to the evaluation of broad-aim social programs.
Nov. 1980	World Congress of the International Federation for Housing and Planning, Jerusalem. Chairperson : Strategies for rehabilitating distressed neighborhoods . Paper: Project Renewal: an Israeli experiment.
Apr. 1980	Annual Conference of the American Planning Association, San Francisco, U.S.A. Paper: Neighborhood deterioration and rehabilitation - the Israeli experience
Jan. 1980	5th International Congress of Engineers and Architects, Tel-Aviv. Paper: The Israeli approach to neighborhood rehabilitation.
May 1979	34th World Congress of the International Federation for Housing and Planning, Gothenburg, Sweden. Discussant : Methods in social planning.

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN ISRAELI CONFERENCES

Mar. 2005	Aqua Israel � Urban Water in Israel conference, Congress Center, Tel Aviv Paper (with Uri Shamir): Water-sensitive urban planning: Developing a Policy Document
Feb. 2005	29th Conference of Israel Sociological Society, Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee. Chairperson: Urban Planning: Social Aspects. Paper (with Hana Hamdan): Mixed cities: The case of Nazareth Illit.
Jan. 2005	Annual conference of Israel Planners Association, Congress Cente, Tel Aviv. Chairperson: Planning for minorities and immigrants. Paper (with Hanita Shuvi): The role of immigrants in urban regeneration.
Nov. 2004	National conference: Judaization of the Galilee or its Development for the Welfare of all its Residents, Haifa, Technion and Haifa University. Co-Organizer and Program Head Chairperson: Promoting equality between Jews and Arabs in the wake of the conclusions of the Orr commission. Paper (with Hana Hamdan): Jews and Arabs living together: A case study and its implications.
June. 2004	33rd conference of Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, Tel Aviv. Paper (with Shlomit Be�eri and Uri Shamir): Water demand management in the urban sector in Israel.
Dec. 2003	National simposium: 25 years to Israel's Project Renewal, binyanei haUma, Jerusalem. Paper: The contribution of Project Renewal to the Israeli society.
Nov. 2003	3 rd Congress of the Israeli Association of Engineers in Construction and Infrastructure, Tel Aviv. Paper (with Uri Shamir): Groundwater management in an urban neighborhood.
Oct. 2003	The Annual Meeting on Israel's Internal Security, Jerusalem. Plennary Presentation : The Israeli society at the beginning of the 21 st century.
Oct. 2001	Tel Aviv University in collaboration with Israel Center for Local Government. A Symposium on Land Conservation and Strengthening the Periphery, Tel Aviv Univ. Paper : The social rationale for opposing plans for new settlements in Israel.
Jul. 200 1	Symposium of Life and Environment � Umbrella Organization of Environment�Oriented Organizations in Israel, Tel Aviv. Paper (with Uri Shamir): Water-sensitive urban planning.
Apr. 2000	Heschel Center series of lectures on Sustainable Planning in Israel, Tel Aviv. Paper (with U. Shamir and S. Burmil): Neighborhood planning and water conservation.
Dec. 1999	The Israeli Association for Environmental Planning, Tel Aviv. Paper : An international review of the development of planning approaches to urban renewal.
Feb. 1999	30th Conference of Israel Sociological Society, Rishon LeZion. Chairperson : Immigration in a global and Israeli context. Paper : New immigrants as carriers of urban revitalization processes.
Dec. 1998	50 Years of Planning in Israel, Technion, Haifa. Chairperson : Housing policy in Israel. Chairperson : Urban Renewal and Revitalization. Paper : A critical review of urban renewal and neighborhood rehabilitation.
Feb. 1997	29th Conference of Israel Sociological Society, Tel Aviv University. Chairperson : Social policy and planning in Israel. Paper : The social alternative for the future of Israel � the sociological contribution to Israel 2020 plan.
June 1997	Sapir forum for Economic Policy, Tel-Aviv University. Discussant : The impact of the availability of new lands on the housing market.
Dec. 1996	Annual Conference of Israel Association for Water Resources, Technion, Haifa. Paper (with U. Shamir): The impact of urban construction in Israel's coastal plain on groundwater in the coastal aquifer.
Dec. 1995	Annual Conference of Israel Geographical Association, Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem. Paper (with T. Trop): The social alternative for Israel 2020.
July 1995	Annual Conference of Israel Assoc. for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences. Paper (with S. Meiron-Pistiner and U. Shamir): Water-sensitive urban planning.
Apr. 1995	Annual Conference of Israel Geographical Association, Haifa Univ. Paper (with O. Yiftachel): The impact of accelerated regional development on inter-ethnic relationships: the case of the new settlement in the Galilee.
Feb. 1995	26rd Conference of Israel Sociological Society, Bar-Ilan Univ. Paper (with O. Yiftachel): Regional mix and Jewish-Arab relationships in Misgav - a regional council in the Central Galilee. Chairperson : Urban Sociology.
Mar. 1994	25rd Conference of Israel Sociological Society, Haifa Univ. Paper : Analysis of demographic and social trends as a basis for preparing a long-range plan for Israel. Chairperson : Social changes and public policy.
May 1993	Symposium on Housing and Population in Need, Technion, Haifa. Paper : Renewal, rehabilitation and revitalization of old residential areas.
Dec. 1992	Annual Conference of Israel Geographical Association, Ben-Gurion Univ., Beer Sheva. Paper : Social issues in long-range planning.
May 1992	The Center of local Government in Israel, conference on City Building, Tel-Aviv. Paper : Goals for Israel in the 2000s.
Feb. 1992	23rd Conference of Israel Sociological Society, Technion, Haifa. Chairperson : Immigrant absorption: the contribution of research to policy making.
Feb. 1990	21st Conference of Israel Sociological Society, Bar-Ilan Univ., Ramat-Gan. Discussant : Inequalities in the Israeli society.
Feb. 1989	20th Conference of Israel Sociological Society, Haifa University. Paper : Measuring success of a deliberate social change. Chairperson : Project Renewal after the first decade.
June 1987	2nd Conference of the Israeli Regional Science Association, Rehovot. Paper: Conclusions and hypotheses following a comprehensive evaluation study of Project Renewal.
Dec. 1986	Annual Conference of Israel Geographical Association, Tel-Aviv Univ. Paper: Project Renewal as an area-targeted program.
June 1986	1st Annual Conference of the Israeli Regional Science Association, Technion. Chairperson : Issues in regional planning.
Feb. 1986	17th Conference of Israel Sociological Society, Technion, Haifa. Paper: The impact of Project Renewal on reduction of disparities in Israeli society.
Dec. 1985	Special symposium of Israel Sociological Society on Women in Community Development, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan. Paper : Relevant findings from the evaluation study of Project Renewal.
Feb. 1984	15th Conference of Israel Sociological Society, Bar-Ilan Univ., Ramat-Gan. Chairperson : Measuring the Social Impacts of Project Renewal.
Apr. 1983	Israel Association of Social Workers Conference, The Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem. Paper: Housing policy in Israel.
Feb. 1983	14th Conference of Israel Sociological Society, Haifa Univ. Member of the organizing committee. Chairperson : Towns and communities.
Feb. 1982	13th Conference of Israel Sociological Society, Ben-Gurion Univ.,Be'er-Sheva. Paper: The impact of self-help housing enlargement on the family and on the community.
Dec. 1981	Association of Engineers and Architects in Israel, conference on "Neighborhood Rehabilitation - Principles and Reality". Paper: Social and physical rehabilitation: a necessary and possible combination.
Feb. 1980	Symposium of the Section for Evaluation of Social Programs of Israel Sociological Society, Bar-Ilan Univ., Ramat-Gan. Chairperson : Methodology of social services evaluation.
Feb. 1980	11th Conference of Israel Sociological Society, Hebrew Univ. Jerusalem. Chairperson : Social aspects of neighborhood rehabilitation.
June 1979	Symposium of the Section for Evaluation of Social Programs of Israel Sociological Society, Tel-Aviv Univ. Chairperson : The evaluation of neighborhood programs.
May 1979	The American Cultural Center, Tel-Aviv Discussant : The urban dilemma. A public discussion with Prof. Nathan Glazer (Harvard University, U.S.A.) and Mr. Adam Mazor (Tel-Aviv, Israel).
Feb. 1979	10th Conference of Israel Sociological Society, Bar-Ilan Univ., Ramat-Gan. Chairperson: Urban sociology.
Feb. 1979	Neaman Institute Conference "Preventing Neighborhood Deterioration", Zichron Yaacov. Program Co-Director. Paper: The causes of neighborhoods' deterioration. Chairperson: Area-targeted social programs.

FAMILY

Married to Yosi , Mechanical Engineer.

Mother of: Ziv , Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behavior, married to Avital , Architect, and father of Daniel.

Mother of: Nogah , M.D., Pediatrician, married to Raanan , M.D., Otolaryngologist, and mother of Nitai , Ido and Itamar

Mother of: Barak , Hi-Tec Businessman, married to Orly , Lawyer.