Principal or Co-Principal Researcher (selected items)
2016 – now
Evaluation of Housing Regeneration Strategies: Towards Evidence-Based Practice Based on Combined Research Methodologies
With Nava Kainar-Persov
Supported by ISF – Israel Science Foundation (270,000 INS)
With Nava Kainar-Persov
Supported by ISF – Israel Science Foundation (270,000 INS)
2016 – now
Housing Regeneration and Structural Reinforcement in Israel’s Peripheral Towns
With Yechiel Rosenfeld, Tami Gavrieli, Inna Burstein and Doron Assis
Supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing (230,755 NIS)
With Yechiel Rosenfeld, Tami Gavrieli, Inna Burstein and Doron Assis
Supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing (230,755 NIS)
2015 – now
Water-Sensitive Urban Design: Evaluation Study
With Tali Alon-Mozes, Elisa Rosenberg and Michelle Portman
Supported by the Technion and with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (30,000 NIS)
With Tali Alon-Mozes, Elisa Rosenberg and Michelle Portman
Supported by the Technion and with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (30,000 NIS)
2015 – now
Water-Sensitive Urban Design: Best Practices and Beyond
With Tali Alon-Mozes, Elisa Rosenberg and Michelle Portman In collaboration with Monash University, Australia
Supported by JNF (KKL) (375,000 NIS)
With Tali Alon-Mozes, Elisa Rosenberg and Michelle Portman In collaboration with Monash University, Australia
Supported by JNF (KKL) (375,000 NIS)
2013 – now
Social Protest in a Thousand Cities in One Year, 2011: Understanding Motivation and Mobilization
With Sarah Goldberg
Supported by the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption and Balaban-Glass Foundation
With Sarah Goldberg
Supported by the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption and Balaban-Glass Foundation
2012 – 2017
Strategies of Renewal of Urban Residential Areas
With Nava Kainar-Persov
Supported by the Council for Higher Education in Israel and Balaban-Glass Foundation (40,000 NIS)
With Nava Kainar-Persov
Supported by the Council for Higher Education in Israel and Balaban-Glass Foundation (40,000 NIS)
2011 – 2015
Studentification: The Impact of Students’ Housing on the Surrounding Community
With Chen Naor
Supported by the Council for Higher Education in Israel (14,500 NIS)
With Chen Naor
Supported by the Council for Higher Education in Israel (14,500 NIS)
2008 – 2012
Housing Rights and Housing NGOs in Israel
With Emily Silverman and others
Supported by the Ford Foundation / New Israel Fund (380,000 NIS) and Samuel Neaman Institute at the Technion.
With Emily Silverman and others
Supported by the Ford Foundation / New Israel Fund (380,000 NIS) and Samuel Neaman Institute at the Technion.
2010 – 2011
Runoff and Drainage: Policy Statement and Recommendations commissioned as part of a comprehensive research and planning effort for preparing a Water Master Plan for the State of Israel in the New Millennium.
With Uri Shamir
Supported by the Ministry of Infrastructure, The Water Authority (30,000 NIS)
With Uri Shamir
Supported by the Ministry of Infrastructure, The Water Authority (30,000 NIS)
2008 – 2010
Affordable Housing in Global Cities
With Nathan Marom
Supported by Lady Davis Foundation
With Nathan Marom
Supported by Lady Davis Foundation
2008 – 2010
Religion, Design and Settlement: Synagogues in the First Moshavot in Eretz Israel
With Talya Abramovitz
Supported by Balaban-Glass Foundation
With Talya Abramovitz
Supported by Balaban-Glass Foundation
2007 – 2009
Affordable Housing in Tel Aviv-Yaffo
With Emily Silverman and others
Supported by the Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yaffo (130,000 NIS)
With Emily Silverman and others
Supported by the Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yaffo (130,000 NIS)
2006 – 2011
Social Capital in the Context of Urban Planning and Immigrants’ Absorption
With Einat Amoyal
Supported by Mifal haPais and the Glass-Balaban Foundation
With Einat Amoyal
Supported by Mifal haPais and the Glass-Balaban Foundation
2006 – 2009
Updating the Housing Stock of Tel Aviv-Yaffo
With Emily Silverman
Supported by the Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yaffo (33,000 NIS)
With Emily Silverman
Supported by the Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yaffo (33,000 NIS)
2006 – 2009
Population and Housing in the City of Tiberius
With Haim Kehat and others
Supported by the Ministry of Interior
With Haim Kehat and others
Supported by the Ministry of Interior
2005 – 2010
Culture Industries and Urban Regeneration: Theory and Practice
With Elvira Molin
Supported by Mifal haPais
With Elvira Molin
Supported by Mifal haPais
2004 – 2006
Social Planning and Housing for the City of Haifa
Supported by the Ministry of Interior (200,000 NIS)
Supported by the Ministry of Interior (200,000 NIS)
2004 – 2007
Mortgage Arrears in Israel: Magnitude of the Problem, Its Causes and Ways to Cope With
With Gilat Benchetrit
Supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing (140,000 NIS)
With Gilat Benchetrit
Supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing (140,000 NIS)
2003 – 2007
Water-Sensitive Planning – Development of Policy and Guidelines
with Uri Shamir
Supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing (108,000 NIS)
with Uri Shamir
Supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing (108,000 NIS)
2002 – 2005
Housing for Tel Aviv-Yaffo, part of Strategic Plan for Tel Aviv-Yaffo
Supported by Tel Aviv-Yaffo Municipality, Long-Range Planning Department (30,000 NIS)
Supported by Tel Aviv-Yaffo Municipality, Long-Range Planning Department (30,000 NIS)
2001 – 2005
Water Conservation by Urban Households
With Uri Shamir and Shlomit Be’eri
Supported by the Water Commissioner in the Ministry of Infrastructure (208,000 NIS)
With Uri Shamir and Shlomit Be’eri
Supported by the Water Commissioner in the Ministry of Infrastructure (208,000 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
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
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
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
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
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 Jabareen
Supported by the Technion VPR funds
With Yosef Jabareen
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
Supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing and the Technion VPR funds
1996 – 1998
Immigrants as Carriers of Urban Revitalization Processes
With H. Har-Shuv
Supported by the S. Neaman Institute
With H. Har-Shuv
Supported by the S. Neaman Institute
1995 – 1997
Water-Sensitive Urban Planning
With U. Shamir and others
Supported by The Water Commissioner of Israel, The Ministry of Environmental Quality and the Ministry of Construction and Housing
With U. Shamir and others
Supported by The Water Commissioner of Israel, The Ministry of Environmental Quality and the Ministry of Construction and Housing
1994 – 1996
Home Telecommunication: Initial Study of Social Implications
With Razia Zehavi
Supported by Technion VPR Funds
With Razia Zehavi
Supported by Technion VPR Funds
1991 – 1996
ISRAEL 2020 – A Master Plan for Israel of the 2000s
A senior member of the leading acdemic-professional team, headed by Adam Mazor
The project, with 250 researchers and planners, was 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
A senior member of the leading acdemic-professional team, headed by Adam Mazor
The project, with 250 researchers and planners, was 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 – 1995
Underground Space in Israel: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Potential Benefits
With Zvi Lisar and others
Supported by Israel Land Authority
With Zvi Lisar and others
Supported by Israel Land Authority
1994 – 1995
Revitalization in the Center of Tel-Aviv
With Tamar Erez
Supported by Mifal HaPayis and Tel-Aviv Municipality
With Tamar Erez
Supported by Mifal HaPayis and Tel-Aviv Municipality
1992 – 1995
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 W. Australia
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 W. Australia
1991 – 1995
Immigration and Integration in Post Industrial Societies – Innovative Research and Policy Implications
An international workshop and a book
Supported by the American Technion Society
An international workshop and a book
Supported by the American Technion Society
1990 – 1992
New Immigrants in Haifa and the Revitalization of the Central City
With Smadar Amir
Supported by Mifal HaPayis
With Smadar Amir
Supported by Mifal HaPayis
1989 – 1990
Developing a Model of a Planning Process for an Arab Village: Citizen Participation in Housing Programs in Iksal
With M. Meyer-Brodnitz, J. Yonish and T. Alfandari
Supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing
With M. Meyer-Brodnitz, J. Yonish and T. Alfandari
Supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing
1989 – 1990
Post-Occupancy Evaluation of an Old-Age Home: A Case Study
With T. Eyal
Supported by The Brookdale Institute for Gerontologyg
With T. Eyal
Supported by The Brookdale Institute for Gerontologyg
1988 – 1990
Comparative Evaluation of Self-Help Housing Renovation
With O. Hacohen
Supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing
With O. Hacohen
Supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing
1987- 1989
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
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 – 1990
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
With M. Baron and U. Ben-Zion
Supported by the Ford Foundation and the S. Neaman Institute
1984 – 1986
User-Initiated Housing Enlargements in Multi-Family Buildings
Supported by the Ministry of Housing and the S. Neaman Institute
Supported by the Ministry of Housing and the S. Neaman Institute
1982 – 1986
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 at the Vice Prime Minister Office and the S. Neaman Institute
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 at the Vice Prime Minister Office and the S. Neaman Institute
1980 – 1983
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
With T. Gavrieli
Supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing and the S. Neaman Institute
1980 – 1982
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
With R. Oxman
Supported by the Ministry of Construction and Housing and the S. Neaman Institute
1978 – 1982
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 S. Neaman Institute
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 S. Neaman Institute
1977 – 1979
Criteria for Eevaluating the Quality of Urban Neighborhoods
With E. Borukhov and E. Werczberger
Supported by the Ford Foundation
With E. Borukhov and E. Werczberger
Supported by the Ford Foundation
1973 – 1976
Housing Policy as a Tool of Social Policy
With B. Mannheim
Supported by the Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption
With B. Mannheim
Supported by the Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption