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1. The potential of sustainable municipal solid waste-to-energy management in the Palestinian Territories

Author:
Tayeh, Rawan A.; Alsayed, Mohammed F.; Saleh, Yahya A.
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2021 v.279 pp. 123753
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; electricity; emissions; energy; energy costs; fossil fuels; heat; municipal solid waste; Israel;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Global energy demand and MSW generation are increasing as population and living quality continue to grow. Efforts are oriented towards developing and adopting sustainable solutions. Palestinian territories depend on imported energy (100% fossil fuel and 89% electricity) from Israel, and suffer from MSW accumulation environmental consequences due to improper disposal method. West Bank MSW generatio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123753

2. Comparative Analyses of Diversity and Similarity Indices of West Bank Forest and Block A Forest of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Author:
Oluyinka Christopher, Ariyo
Source:
International journal of forestry research 2020 v.2020
ISSN:
1687-9376
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; forests; sampling; species diversity; surveys; tropical agriculture; Nigeria;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Comparative analyses of diversity and similarity indices of west bank and block A forest of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) were carried out by the vegetation survey using transects and plot sampling techniques. Six transects {A (270°W), B (90°E), C (180°S), D, E (0°N), and F (180°W)} were constructed with the aid of prismatic compass in west bank forest and block A fore ...
DOI:
10.1155/2020/4865845

3. Agriculture sector at the edge of collapsing in the West Bank

Author:
Kittaneh, Mohammad
Source:
GeoJournal 2020 v.85 no.1 pp. 205-219
ISSN:
0343-2521
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; agricultural industry; employment; food security; labor force; livelihood; politics; Palestine;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the past, Agriculture has played an important role in the life of Palestinians. It was the cultural and traditional livelihood in Palestine. It was also a prevailing economic activity for the majority of the Palestinians, a source of pride, and a significant key for their survival in the economic hardships. However, the importance of agriculture has declined recently due to the economic transfo ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10708-018-9957-1

4. Urban Built-Up Area Estimation and Change Detection of the Occupied West Bank, Palestine, Using Multi-temporal Aerial Photographs and Satellite Images

Author:
Ghodieh, Ahmed
Source:
Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 2020 v.48 no.2 pp. 235-247
ISSN:
0255-660X
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; Landsat; aerial photography; agricultural land; buildings; politics; remote sensing; urbanization; Israel; Palestine;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The study aims to investigate the urban change in the West Bank between the years 1997 to 2016, under complicated geopolitical conditions. High-resolution aerial photographs (1.25 m and 0.1 m) and moderate-resolution satellite imagery (30 m resolution Landsat data) were used in this study. The results of the study showed that the Palestinians suffer from serious limitations imposed by the Israeli ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12524-019-01073-8

5. Rainfed agroecosystem resilience in the Palestinian West Bank, 1918–2017

Author:
Tesdell, Omar; Othman, Yusra; Alkhoury, Saher
Source:
Agroecology and sustainable food systems 2019 v.43 no.1 pp. 21-39
ISSN:
2168-3573
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; agroecosystems; cultivators; landscapes; water resources;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Research has shown that rai-fed (Baʿlī) cultivation provides a resilient agroecological structure. Recent work in agroecology has refined our understanding of agroecosystem resilience, but both temporal and geographical scales are often limited. Due to largely inaccessible and dwindling water resources, an examination of change at the scale of an agroecological landscape is required to better unde ...
DOI:
10.1080/21683565.2018.1537324

6. Toward Active Community Environmental Policing: Potentials and Limits of a Catalytic Model

Author:
Davis, John-Michael; Garb, Yaakov
Source:
Environmental management 2020 v.65 no.3 pp. 385-398
ISSN:
0364-152X
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; burning; catalytic activity; electronic wastes; grinding; industry; issues and policy; models; monitoring; public health; waste management; Palestine;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper offers a field tested community environmental policing model to address the pressing environmental management challenges of reducing e-waste burning in informal e-waste hubs, and enforcement against informal polluting industries more broadly. This is based on our intervention to reduce e-waste burning in a substantial informal e-waste hub in the West Bank, Palestine, a 45 km² region in ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00267-020-01252-1

7. Micro-Grid Solar Photovoltaic Systems for Rural Development and Sustainable Agriculture in Palestine

Author:
Ibrik, Imad
Source:
Agronomy 2020 v.10 no.10
ISSN:
2073-4395
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; agricultural productivity; case studies; economic impact; energy; food security; renewable energy sources; rural areas; rural development; rural electrification; solar collectors; sustainable agriculture; water supply; Palestine;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... The objective of this paper is to study the impact of using micro-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in rural areas in the West Bank, Palestine. These systems may have the potential to provide rural electrification and encourage rural development, as PV panels are now becoming more financially attractive due to their falling costs. The implementation of solar PV systems in such areas improves so ...
DOI:
10.3390/agronomy10101474

8. The spatial and temporal distribution, species composition, and host preference of phlebotomine sand flies in the Bethlehem District of Palestine

Author:
Salah, Ikram; Abbasi, Ibrahim; Warburg, Alon; Davidovitch, Nadav; Kotler, Burt
Source:
Acta tropica 2020 v.203 pp. 105327
ISSN:
0001-706X
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; Phlebotomus sergenti; altitude; birds; blood; disease control; disease transmission; dogs; females; host preferences; leishmaniasis; livestock; males; public health; sex ratio; species diversity; traps; villages; Palestine;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the Palestinian West Bank, leishmaniasis is emerging as a serious public health issue with incidence increasing over time, especially in the western and the northern parts. This study was aimed to evaluating the effect of altitude on sand fly density, temporal and spatial distribution, species composition, and host preference within and between three villages in the Bethlehem District. The thre ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105327

9. The impact of green human resource management practices on sustainable performance in healthcare organisations: A conceptual framework

Author:
Mousa, Sharifa K.; Othman, Mohammed
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.243
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; data collection; developing countries; environmental sustainability; guidelines; health services; human resources management; humans; interviews; issues and policy; least squares; managers; prioritization; stakeholders; structural equation modeling; surveys;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Over the past few years, organisations have faced pressure from stakeholders to adopt environmentally friendly business practices, where it is becoming critical to identify green practices that boost sustainability. Despite green human resource management receiving significant interest from scholars, studies related to green practices remain limited, and are still emerging in a developing countrie ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118595

10. Measuring negative sense of place: Israeli settlers’ forced migration

Author:
Shamai, Shmuel
Source:
GeoJournal 2018 v.83 no.6 pp. 1349-1359
ISSN:
0343-2521
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; interviews; migratory behavior; Israel; Palestine;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... This research focused on negative sense of place, a subject that has not adequately considered in the literature. The main purpose of the study was to examine whether it possible to classify the different feelings of negative sense of place, arrange them in hierarchal order, and test them empirically. The aim of the research is to contribute to better understanding of negative sense and methods fo ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10708-017-9842-3

11. Determination of Natural Radionuclides for Water Resources on the West Bank of the Nile River, Assiut Governorate, Egypt

Author:
El-Gamal, Hany; Sefelnasr, Ahmed; Salaheldin, Ghada
Source:
Water 2019 v.11 no.2
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; adults; children; drinking water; groundwater; infants; ingestion; radioactivity; radionuclides; radium; thorium; Egypt; Nile River;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Estimations of natural radioactivity levels were carried out for water (surface and groundwater) samples collected from the west bank of the Nile River in Assiut Governorate, Egypt. The activity concentrations in the water samples ranged from 19.20 ± 2.40 to 492.26 ± 71.52 mBq/L, from 15.58 ± 2.62 to 351.39 ± 66.13 mBq/L, and from 50.31 ± 5.58 to 2255.03 ± 249.42 mBq/L for 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K, r ...
DOI:
10.3390/w11020311

12. Using a Distributed Recharge Model to Quantify Recharge Processes in a Semi-Arid Karst Catchment: An Example from Wadi Natuf, West Bank

Author:
Mansour, Majdi; Peach, Denis; Robins, Nick; Hughes, Andrew
Source:
Water 2019 v.11 no.2
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; aquifers; field experimentation; highlands; karsts; monitoring; rain; semiarid zones; simulation models; watersheds;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Wadi Natuf catchment is situated to the west of the Palestinian capital city of Ramallah which is in the West Bank. The catchment has been instrumented since 2003 to identify and examine recharge processes in semi-arid upland karst terrain, in which both direct and indirect recharge are important. The key recharge processes are direct rainfall recharge, and indirect recharge via wadis includin ...
DOI:
10.3390/w11020276

13. A national-level LCA of a water supply system in a Mediterranean semi-arid climate—Israel as a case study

Author:
Meron, Noa; Blass, Vered; Thoma, Greg
Source:
The international journal of life cycle assessment 2020 v.25 no.6 pp. 1133-1144
ISSN:
0948-3349
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; brackish water; case studies; climate; data collection; desalination; ecotoxicology; electricity; energy; environmental impact; freshwater; fuels; groundwater; infrastructure; life cycle inventory; reverse osmosis; seawater; supply chain; surface water; tap water; transportation; water supply; water treatment; Israel;     Show all 24 Subjects
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: Our aim is to assess the environmental impacts associated with the provision of tap water in Israel and adjacent regions. The main objective of this paper is to present the life cycle assessment (LCA) of the Israeli water supply system in order to evaluate and understand the sources of the largest impacts in the system and derive conclusions related to countries and regions with similar c ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11367-020-01753-5

14. Antibiotic and herbicide concentrations in household greywater reuse systems and pond water used for food crop irrigation: West Bank, Palestinian Territories

Author:
Craddock, Hillary A.; Panthi, Suraj; Rjoub, Younes; Lipchin, Clive; Sapkota, Amir; Sapkota, Amy R.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2020 v.699 pp. 134205
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; alachlor; ampicillin; atrazine; azithromycin; ciprofloxacin; farms; food crops; greywater; groundwater; high performance liquid chromatography; irrigated farming; irrigation; irrigation water; linezolid; oxacillin; oxolinic acid; ponds; sulfamethoxazole; tandem mass spectrometry; tetracycline; trifluralin; vancomycin; wastewater treatment; water reuse; Middle East;     Show all 26 Subjects
Abstract:
... Greywater is increasingly treated and reused for agricultural irrigation in off-grid communities in the Middle East and other water scarce regions of the world. However, there is a dearth of data regarding levels of antibiotics and herbicides in off-grid greywater treatment systems. To address this knowledge gap, we evaluated levels of these contaminants in two types of greywater treatment systems ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134205

15. Diversity and ecology of the land snails of the Palestinian Territories of the West Bank

Author:
Amr, Zuhair S.; Najajreh, Mohamad H.; Zawahrah, Mubarak; Neubert, Eike; Handal, Elias N.; Abu Baker, Mohamad A.; Qumsiyeh, Mazin B.
Source:
Zoology and ecology 2018 v.28 no.1 pp. 25-35
ISSN:
2165-8013
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; Hygromiidae; Palearctic region; biogeography; fauna; snails; Palestine;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The diversity of the terrestrial snails of the Palestinian Territories was presented with a total of 42 species in 26 genera representing 15 families. Families Enidae and Hygromiidae had the highest number of species, while eight families were represented by only a single species. Species association was analyzed, and the biogeographical affinities of the snail fauna were discussed. The Mediterran ...
DOI:
10.1080/21658005.2017.1419107

16. Impacts of Intermittent Water Supply on Water Quality in Two Palestinian Refugee Camps

Author:
Alazzeh, Shatha; Galaitsi, S. E.; Bishara, Amahl; Al-Azraq, Nidal; Durant, John L.
Source:
Water 2019 v.11 no.4
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; Escherichia coli; air temperature; chlorine; coliform bacteria; drinking water; refugees; tanks; water quality; water supply;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... We investigated the quality of treated drinking water in Aida Camp and Alazzah Camp, two Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank. Water supply in the two camps is intermittent: Water deliveries are first stored in a centrally located community tank before being pumped through distribution networks to users, who then store the water in rooftop tanks. Between March 2016 and June 2017, we examined ...
DOI:
10.3390/w11040670

17. A systems-based assessment of Palestine's current and future infrastructure requirements

Author:
Ives, M.C.; Hickford, A.J.; Adshead, D.; Thacker, S.; Hall, J.W.; Nicholls, R.J.; Sway, T.; Abu Ayyash, M.; Jones, R.; O'Regan, N.
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2019 v.234 pp. 200-213
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; World Health Organization; climate change; energy; infrastructure; population growth; sustainable development; urbanization; water reuse; Palestine;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The occupied Palestinian territories of West Bank and Gaza Strip are currently experiencing many challenges in the provision of infrastructure services for their inhabitants. This includes an undersupply of infrastructure services across multiple sectors – an issue exacerbated by population growth, increasing urbanisation, economic growth and climate change. We address this challenge by providing ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.058

18. Public–private partnership in solid waste management sector in the West Bank of Palestine

Author:
Saadeh, Dalia; Al-Khatib, Issam A.; Kontogianni, Stamatia
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2019 v.191 no.4 pp. 243
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; contractors; developing countries; landfills; laws and regulations; local government; market analysis; private sector; public sector; public-private partnerships; recycling; solid wastes; Palestine;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Palestine, being a developing country, faces lots of obstacles and deficiencies in the existing solid waste management (SWM) field. In wake of these circumstances, it seems hard for the public sector to run sustainable SWM systems. The overall objective of the research presented in this paper was to study the current status of the SWM field in the West Bank of Palestine under the perspective of po ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-019-7395-2

19. From Global Goals to Local Gains—A Framework for Crop Water Productivity

Author:
Blatchford, Megan Leigh; Karimi, Poolad; Bastiaanssen, W.G.M.; Nouri, Hamideh
Source:
ISPRS international journal of geo-information 2018 v.7 no.11
ISSN:
2220-9964
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; basins; case studies; potatoes; remote sensing; sustainable development; water use efficiency; winter; Palestine;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Crop water productivity (CWP) has become a recognised indicator in assessing the state of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 6.4—to substantially increase water use efficiency. This indicator, while useful at a global scale, is not comprehensive at a local scale. To fill this gap, this research proposes a CWP framework, that takes advantage of the spatio-temporal availability of remote sens ...
DOI:
10.3390/ijgi7110414

20. The future of date palm cultivation in the Lower Jordan Valley of the West Bank

Author:
Sonneveld, B. G. J. S.; Marei, A.; Merbis, M. D.; Alfarra, A.
Source:
Applied water science 2018 v.8 no.4 pp. 113
ISSN:
2190-5487
Subject:
West Bank,   etc   ; Phoenix dactylifera; discount rate; economic feasibility; income; land suitability; planning; salinity; soil; Jordan;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... High water consumption and specific soil requirements warrant a long-term planning for date palm cultivation. Hence, this study presents a detailed procedure to calculate water and land balances that assess the suitability for date palm cultivation in three districts of the West Bank. It applies crop response functions to relate spatially explicit land suitability and salinity levels to net revenu ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13201-018-0746-2
PubMed:
30997300
PubMed Central:
PMC6434976