INTERDEPENDENT WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT BETWEEN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE: The Case of the Tulkarem - Emek Hefer Region.
Levental, Simcha.
2011
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Abstract: This thesis considers prospects for wastewater management between
Israel and Palestine in regions which are in close proximity to one another. This work uses
the Tulkarem / Emek Hefer region to examine attitudes and preferences of wastewater
managers towards cooperation in the management of wastewater. I conducted interviews with
wastewater managers in the region and analyzed the ... read moreinterviews using a thematic approach. I
also did key informant interviews with Israeli and Palestinian policy makers involved in
water, wastewater and in some cases also cooperation. I also assessed the attitudes and
preferences of the policy makers towards a series of scenarios for transboundary
cooperation. Interviewees' nuanced perspectives on wastewater management policy after an
independent Palestinian state is established proved the scenarios presented in chapter four
short coming. I conclude by addressing the six themes; why cooperation? the role of
national institutions, classification of cooperation, between national and local,
communication and finally obstacles for cooperation. Each of these themes includes policy
guidelines.
Thesis (M.A.)--Tufts University, 2011.
Submitted to the Dept. of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning.
Advisors: Justin Hollander, and Annette Huber-Lee.
Keywords: Urban Planning, Public Policy and Social Welfare, and Middle Eastern Studies.read less - ID:
- bk128p258
- Component ID:
- tufts:20896
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