Israel

A deep analysis of Israel National Urban Policy

Region: Asia & The Pacific

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gdp

38500.3
GDP per capita

pop

8.2M
Population (2016)

pop growth

1.7%
Population growth rate

inflation

-0.5%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

100%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

100%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

7.4%
Forested areas

co2

71
CO2 emissions estimate

female

59%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

69.5%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

83.8
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

80.2
Male life expectancy

unemployment

5.9%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

92.1%
Urban population

male pop

56.7%
Male education

female pop

76.2%
Female education


Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset

title
TITLE OF NUP

Comprehensive NationalOutline Plan forConstruction (Partial)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Implementation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Ministry of Finance- Israel Planning Administration (IPA)

stages
TIMELINE

2005, Ammended 2016

focus
FOCUS

The spatial plans aims to influence urban development. The plan focuses on three main areas: concentrated dispersion, spatial structuring of open space, and metroplotian structures

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
MORE COUNTRY RESOURCES

Further Resources
COMMENTS

N/A

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Thematic scope of Israel NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Low
spatial image
Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

Extensive
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Extensive
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

Moderate

Graphical Representation

Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information

Figure 1. Graphical representation of the thematic focus of Israel NUP

Measurement of how Israel NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

The National Urban Policies for Israel, does respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Israel NUP does focus on demographic trends and needs in their Implementation phase.

YES

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Israel NUP does address a spatial coherent territory that includes a balanced system for human settlement. Cities and towns along the urban, periurban and rural continum is also focussed in the Israel NUP.

YES

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Israel NUP does not address the local fiscal space as SDG.11.a.1 qualifier. Their NUP ensures that local governments have resources to carry out activities at the local level.

NO