Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
25% of Universities =
50% of Universities =
75% of Universities =
U of Haifa =
Top ranked University =
36.1
50.5
66.2
85.8
93.4
By: The university administration
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 11 | Units: Administration | Time: ongoing | Link
Description: The University of Haifa promotes sustainable commuting in a variety of ways. For example, the University has established a joint program with the national bus company (Egged) – named “Tik-Tak” – (more…)
By: The university administration
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 11 | Units: Administration | Time: ongoing | Link
Description: The University of Haifa strives to utilize brownfields for development and construction. Most noticeably, the newly built Lorry Lokey Downtown Campus (more…)
By: The university administration
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 11, SDG 17 | Units: Administration | Time: 2022 | Link
Description: Starting 2022, The University hosts Cable car station – a new sustainable type of public transportation in Haifa. The Cable car is operated by CableExpress company. (more…)
By: The Standards Institution of Israel
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 11 | Units: Administration | Time: 2021 | Link
Description: The university completed the construction of a new building for the Faculty of Welfare & Health according to sustainable standards. This earned the University a one-star Green Standard certification No’ 78218. (more…)
By: Human resources Department
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 11 | Units: Administration | Time: ongoing | Link
Description: The University’s HR department has approved the extension of remote working (working from home) pilot until 31.12.2023. The pilot is based on working from home one day a week, subject to filling out an application and agreeing form. Remote working will be approved for employees whose role and nature of work allow working remotely and fulfilling the duties of the position in full. Moreover, the employees must have an access to a technological infrastructure that allows them to perform the required tasks from home.
By: The university administration
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 11, SDG 12, SDG 14, SDG 15 | Units: Administration | Time: 2022 | Link
Description: As part of the sustainability vision of the University of Haifa and it’s day-to-day efforts to protect the environment, on 01.06.2022 university administration issued a new guideline document regarding the use of disposable utensils on campus, especially non-biodegradable ones. It includes two practical instructions that will take effect immediately: 1. Staff members are asked to stop using disposable cups and switch to use a reusable personal cups. 2. General warehouse staff is asked (more…)
By: School of the Arts
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 11, SDG 17 | Units: Humanities | Time: 2021 | Link
Description: The tradition of cultural events held by School of the Arts and open for general public continues. This year were produced a number of plays, including a bilingual (Hebrew-Arabic) play for children, exhibitions of B.A. and M.A. graduates in art, series of concerts and recitals for the organ. (more…)
By: School of the Arts
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 11, SDG 17 | Units: Humanities | Time: 2020 | Link
Description: The School of the Arts hosts various cultural events throughout the year, including concerts, plays, performances, and lectures. Public entry to these events is free of charge. (more…)
By: Dahan Y.
Published in: Qualitative Social Work
SDGs : SDG 11 | Units: | Time: 2017 | Link
Description: This study discusses the relations between life stories, political narratives and attitudes towards social problems take (more…)
By: Svechkina A., Zusman M., Rybnikova N., Portnov B.A.
Published in: International Journal of Health Geographics
SDGs : SDG 11 | Units: Social Sciences | Time: 2017 | Link
Description: Background and aims: Large metropolitan areas often exhibit multiple morbidity hotspots. However, the identification of (more…)
By: Deborah S., Ben-Gal M.
Published in: Advancing Sustainability at the Sub-National Level: The Potential and Limitations of Planning
SDGs : SDG 11 | Units: | Time: 2017 | Link
Description: This chapter deals with the concept of framing and its applications in environmental conflicts. Framing was demonstrated (more…)
By: Trop T.
Published in: Sustainability (Switzerland)
SDGs : SDG 11 | Units: Social Sciences | Time: 2017 | Link
Description: The rebuilding of deteriorating residential areas is being replicated rapidly throughout Israeli cities despite limited (more…)
By: Segal E., Negev M., Feitelson E., Zaychik D.
Published in: Natural Hazards
SDGs : SDG 11 | Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences | Time: 2017 | Link
Description: Collapse of residential buildings is the major cause of death during earthquakes. Seismic retrofitting of residential bu (more…)
By: Svechkina A., Portnov B.A.
Published in: Science of the Total Environment
SDGs : SDG 11 | Units: Social Sciences | Time: 2017 | Link
Description: Research background Childhood asthma is a chronic disease, known to be linked to prolonged exposure to air pollution. Ho (more…)
By: Benjamin J., Rovere A., Fontana A., Furlani S., Vacchi M., Inglis R.H., Galili E., Antonioli F., Sivan D., Miko S., Mourtzas N., Felja I., Meredith-Williams M., Goodman-Tchernov B., Kolaiti E., Anzidei M., Gehrels R.
Published in: Quaternary International
SDGs : SDG 11 | Units: Marine Sciences | Time: 2017 | Link
Description: This article reviews key data and debates focused on relative sea-level changes since the Last Interglacial (approximate (more…)
By: Zohar I., Teutsch N., Levin N., Mackin G., de Stigter H., Bookman R.
Published in: Journal of Soils and Sediments
SDGs : SDG 11 | Units: Marine Sciences | Time: 2017 | Link
Description: Purpose: This paper aims to elucidate urban development-induced processes affecting the sediment and the distribution of (more…)
By: Ozawa C.P., Shmueli D.F., Kaufman S.
Published in: Planning Theory and Practice
SDGs : SDG 11 | Units: Social Sciences | Time: 2017 | Link
Description: Collaborative decision-making processes are conducted widely in public affairs at various scales, from community to metr (more…)
By: Agra H., Klein T., Vasl A., Kadas G., Blaustein L.
Published in: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
SDGs : SDG 11 | Units: | Time: 2017 | Link
Description: Green roofs provide many ecosystem services such as regulation of building temperatures, reducing urban heat-island effe (more…)
By: Reingewertz Y., Beeri I.
Published in: Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space
SDGs : SDG 11 | Units: Social Sciences | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: The recent economic slowdown has revealed weaknesses in existing fiscal arrangements and led to the reintroduction of en (more…)
By: Kellerman A.
Published in: Automated and Autonomous Spatial Mobilities: Transport, Mobilities and Spatial Change
SDGs : SDG 11 | Units: | Time: 2018 | Link
Description: This ground-breaking book explores a rapidly developing aspect of contemporary life: automated and autonomous spatial mo (more…)
