Abstract
Analyzing two central mega-engineering projects in Israel: the Huleh drainage in the 1950s and the Trans-Israel Highway in the 2000s led the authors to conclude these large-scale projects reflect deep structural changes in the Israeli society during the two periods under review. The analysis focuses on five domains: national ideology, the public discourse and the process of decision making, attitude toward nature and environment and social justice. A strong synergy was found between the culture and the politics of the Israeli society at each of the two researched periods and the nature of the initiated mega-project.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | New Rochelle, N.Y |
| Publisher | Israel Academic Press |
| Number of pages | 246 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781885881298, 1885881290 |
| State | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Ecology projects
- Hula Valley (Israel)
- Kevish Ḥotseh Yiśraʼel (Israel)
- Engineering
- Roads
- Environmental policy
- Project management
- Israel
- Public opinion
ULI Keywords
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