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Environmental Profile for The West Bank
Volume 6
Jerusalem District

Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem
October 1996

 

Table of Contents Project Team Acknowledgment List of Tables List of Figures & Photographs Introduction Chapter One: Jerusalem - The Basics Jerusalem District Geopolitical Boundaries Historical review Present Day Jerusalem Chapter Two: Demography and Socio-economy Demography Socio-Economy Age Structure Family and House Size Labor Force Chapter Three: Infrastructure and Services Education Health Services Streets And Roads Fire Station Services Postal Services Tourism Chapter Four: Topography and Climate Topography Climate Chapter Five: Soil and Agriculture Soil Agriculture Chapter Six: Landuse Built-up Areas Palestinian built-up areas Israeli built-up areas Closed military areas and bases Nature Reserves Forests Cultivated Areas Roads Chapter Seven: Geology and Water Resources Geology Geological Formations Structural Formations Water Resources Historical Background Groundwater Basins and Flow patterns Water Sources Water Quality Water Networks Chapter Eight: Wastewater Domestic Wastewater Industrial Wastewater Wastewater Disposal Methods Cesspits Environmental Impacts of Wastewater Systems Chapter Nine: Solid Wastes Domestic Waste Collection and Disposal Medical Waste Recommendations Chapter Ten: Air and Noise Pollution Chapter Eleven: Historical and Archaeological Sites The old city Old City Open Gates The Historical buildings of the Old City Historic Sites in the Jerusalem District References Appendices Appendix I: United Nation Resolution 298 on Jerusalem Appendix II: Health Institutions in Jerusalem Appendix III: Rainfall in Jerusalem 1846 - 1993 Appendix IV: Religious Institute in Jerusalem Appendix V: Abu Ghnaim Environmental Impacts Assessment

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