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David L. Katz

Adjunct Associate Professor in the Division of Environmental Social Systems
Environmental Social Systems

Scholarly Works - Book sections


The freshwater-saltwater nexus: the ocean as a sustainable source of water?

Book section · January 1, 2025 Freshwater systems have significant impacts on the marine environment, especially in terms of transport of pollution, sediments, and nutrients. Increasingly, freshwater supplies are also being affected by or sourced from the marine environment. Examples in ... Full text Cite

Policies for Water Demand Management in Israel

Book section · January 1, 2013 Facing chronic water scarcity, Israel has invested heavily in supply augmentation, including cloud seeding, reclamation and reuse of wastewater, and more recently large-scale seawater desalination. Given the physical and technological limitations as well a ... Full text Cite

Rehabilitating Israel’s Streams and Rivers

Book section · January 1, 2013 For the first several decades of Israel’s existence, water left in streams was considered a waste of a precious resource. Streams themselves were seen as hazards to be managed, with little perceived value other than serving as convenient conduits for dispo ... Full text Cite