SDG 11:
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

University Impact Ranking for SDG 11
U of Haifa 0/100 

25% of Universities =
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U of Haifa =
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36.1
50.5
66.2
85.8
93.4

SDG11 Highlights

Public Engagements

Cross-Cultural Aspects of Elderly Care
Cable Car Express, University of Haifa

Public Engagements

The University offers free and permanent public access to all
Embroidered on the Body, Exhibition, Batia Shani, handmade sewing, embroidery, Younes & Soraya Nazarian Library, University of Haifa, Art Gallery

Public Engagements

“Embroidered on the body” – Exhibition by Batia Shani in the new art gallery at the Younes & Soraya Nazarian Library
Cable Car, University of Haifa, Sunset

Public Engagements

Visit the University of Haifa Mt. Carmel Campus
Fashion in History, Cultural Center, Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library, University of Haifa, Gal Gadot, Superwoman

Public Engagements

The Secret Language of Fashion – meeting at the Library Cultural Center

Operations

Arabic Language Course for Academic and Administrative Staff
Figures of the and house on an gray background. real estate, your own home. Affordable housing on credit or mortgage. Renovation and construction. Subsidies, citizenship.

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City Officials’ Impact on Affordable Housing
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Enhance walkability and accessibility while addressing the unique challenges of our campus landscape

By: Operations Department
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 11  |  Units: Administration  | Time: 2024-ongoing |  Link
Description: The University of Haifa campus is situated atop Mount Carmel, featuring a terrain with significant slopes. Over the years, numerous efforts have been made to enhance walkability and accessibility, addressing the unique challenges of the landscape. The map below highlights pedestrian pathways that lead to and traverse the campus, (more…)

Training session on library accessibility procedures and service for people with disabilities

By: Vice President and CEO office, University of Haifa; Dr. Yael Shraga Roitman, Ono Academic College
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 11  |  Units: Younes & Soraya Nazarian Library, University of Haifa;
Accessibility and Learning Disabilities Department, Dean of Students, University of Haifa  | Time: 2023 |  Link
Description: On August 13, 2023, A training session was held for Younes & Soraya Nazarian Library employees on the library’s accessibility procedure and service for people with disabilities. The training is based on the procedure 28.11 from the List of university procedures (attached), which deals with “accessible service in the Younes & Soraya Nazarian Library”. The session was delivered by Dr. Yael Shraga Roitman, an occupational therapist, licensed service accessibility professional, lecturer and researcher at Ono Academic College, on behalf of the Accessibility and Learning Disabilities Department, Dean of Students, University of Haifa. (more…)

Service accessibility procedures at the university – information bulletin for employees

By: Human Resources Division
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 11  |  Units: Administration  | Time: ongoing |  Link
Description: The University is committed to making its facilities and services accessible to all, including men and women with disabilities. As part of this commitment, accessibility procedures were written. Attached is an information bulletin that will help university employees to become familiar with those procedures and incorporate them into the service they provide. (more…)

Notice on the management of areas on the campuses of the University of Haifa

By: President’s office
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 11  |  Units: Administration  | Time: 2023 |  Link
Description: According to a decision dated March 30, 2023, the management of the areas on the various campuses was transferred to the responsibility of the Vice President and CEO. Activities for mapping the campus areas are being conducted these days, with the aim of establishing a multi-year work plan, which will allow the university to optimally serve the needs of research and teaching, while maximizing the naturally limited area resource. In this framework, it was also decided that a uniform and horizontal policy regarding the allocation of areas for the use of Retired academic staff, (more…)

Operating the new elevator of the lower parking lot in front of the Hecht Arts Centre

By: Engineering, Infrastructure and Security Division
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 11  |  Units: Administration  | Time: 2023 |  Link
Description: On Sunday 05.03.2023 were opened for public use the elevator and stairwell of the new parking lot that was built together with the cable car in front of the Arts Center. (more…)

Promote sustainable commuting

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…)

Building on brownfield sites

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…)

Sustainable practices targets – the new Cable Car Station at the University of Haifa

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…)

Sustainable construction (green construction) standard No’ 78218

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…)

Remote working pilot for administrative staff

By: Human resources Department
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 11  |  Units: Administration  | Time: ongoing |  Link
Description: The University’s HR department has approved remote working (working from home) pilot for a period of 3 months starting from Monday 01.11.2021 and later extended till the present day. 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. (more…)

Reducing the use of disposable cups and water bottles throughout the campus

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…)

The events of School of the Arts at Haifa University in 2020

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…)

The events of School of the Arts at Haifa University in 2021

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…)

Urban distress and political narrative: Life stories of local leaders in a poor, underprivileged suburb and the reconstruction of urban order

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…)

Spatial identification of potential health hazards: A systematic areal search approach

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…)

The potential of framing in managing and resolving environmental conflict

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…)

Social impact assessment of rebuilding an urban neighborhood: A case study of a demolition and reconstruction project in Petah Tikva, Israel

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…)

Urbanization effects on sediment and trace metals distribution in an urban winter pond (Netanya, Israel)

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…)

Process design decisions in community-based collaboration: implications for implementation and collateral social benefits

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…)

Measuring the effect of plant-community composition on carbon fixation on green roofs

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…)