To what extent does the issue of water play a role in the Israel-Palestine conflict?
We would like to aknowledge that this research thesis has been prepared by Hollie Marie Smith, and is not part of ARIJ publications. Mismanagement, occupation and overuse of already scarce water resources in the Middle East are increasingly becoming one of the [...]
The Gaza Strip: The State of the Water Supply after 2008-2009 War
We would like to aknowledge and thank Dr. Eng. Giorgio P. Nembrini, an independant consultant, for preparing this paper. The paper analyzes the impact of the "Cast Lead" war on the water supply of the Gaza strip using data gathered from the [...]
A New Chapter in the Israeli Colonial Project: Jerusalem District Master-plan ’08
This brief provides scrupulous analyses of one of the latest chapters of the prolonged Israeli colonial project in the occupied city of Jerusalem. The analyses provide a critical view from a Palestinian planning perspective, using an in-depth mapping approach of Remote Sensing [...]
GIS Applications “International Community Flagship Project: Linking Gaza Strip and the West Bank through the Arc”
The paper at hand gives an overview of one of the latest plans that contemplate the building of a viable Palestinian state, by linking both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank through a boulevard-transportation system known as the Arc. The paper [...]
The Dilemma of Land Registration in the West Bank
The paper presents the dilemma of land administration in general and land registration in particular, which are some of the weakened capacities due to occupation in Palestine. Since an adequate, credible and sustainable land registration system is the foundation of any developmental [...]
Locally Made Small Scale Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Plants: “An Alternative Solution to the Problem of the Untreated Domestic Wastewater”
Despite the fact that wastewater is a major source of pollution it is considered a sustainable and valuable resource that should be collected, treated to acceptable standards and reused not only to preserve the environment and groundwater aquifers, but also to conserve [...]
Particulate Matter Emission in the West Bank
The aim of this study is to measure and evaluate the effect of different particle sources on the ambient particle concentration. Measurements in different places in the governorate of Bethlehem were made and the values were compared to international standards and guidelines. [...]
Survey and Assessment of Ancient Cisterns in the West Bank
The paper gives an introduction about previous studies that have been made in the field of ancient cisterns, and then gives a detailed definition of a cistern, pointing out key issues for water management. The paper also discusses methods that have been [...]