CURRICULUM VITAEAND LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Part 1: PERSONAL DETAILS

Name: Shaul Krakover

Date & Place of Birth: October 17, 1947, Czechoslovakia.

Date of Immigration: December, 1949

Citizenship: Israeli

Sex & family status: Male, married, father of four.

Military Service: 1965-1969

Work Address: Ben-GurionUniversity, Eilat Campus

Hatmarim Blv. Eilat., Israel

Phone # 972-8-6304556 Fax # 972-8-6304538

and

Department of Geography and Environmental Development,

Ben-GurionUniversity of the Negev,

Beer-Sheva 84 105, ISRAEL

Phone # 972 -8 -647-2003/02 Fax # 972 -8– 647-2821

E-mail:

Home Address: 7 Groffit St. P.O.BOX 1041, METAR85025, ISRAEL

Phone # 972 - 8– 651-7932

Fax # 972 - 8– 651-0059

PART 2: EDUCATION

B.A. (1972) Geography and Economics, Ben-GurionUniversity of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

Awards: Two awards from Ben-GurionUniversity (1970 and 1971).

M.A. (1975) Urban and Regional Studies Institute,

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (certificate).

M.A. (1978) Urban and Economic Geography. The HebrewUniversity, Jerusalem, Israel.

CUM LAUDE

Thesis: Diseconomies to Size in Small Urban Settlements:

Case Studies of Ofaqim, Netivot and Sderot.

(Published by The Department of Geography and the Tuviyahu Archive,

Ben-GurionUniversity, Beer-Sheva.)

Advisor: Professor Arieh Shachar

Awards: Two research awards from the Labor Federation, (1975 and 1976).

Grants: Assistantship grant from Yad Avi-Hayishuv, 1978.

Assistantship grant from the Wieller Foundation, 1978.

Assistantship grant from Ben-GurionUniversity, 1979.

Ph.D. (1982) Urban and Regional Development. University of Maryland, Department of Geography,

College Park, Maryland20742, USA.

Thesis: Spread of Growth in Urban Fields, Eastern United States, 1962 - 1978.

Ph.D. Dissertation. (Available through University Microfilms International,

300 N. Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan48106, USA.)

Advisor: Professor Derek Thompson

Awards: Prize winner of the Urban Geography Specialty Group,

Association of American Geographers, dissertation competition, 1982.

PART 3: EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

A) EMPLOYMENT AT BEN-GURIONUNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV

2006 – Current:Dean of Eilat Campus

Department of geography and Environmental development, Beer Sheva, Israel

2005 – 2006Professor and chair of the advanced program committee

2003 – 2004Professor and Chairman of the Department.

2001 – 2003Professor.

1993 - 2001 Associate Professor.

1992 - 1995 Chairman of the Department.

1982 - 1992 Lecturer and Senior Lecturer.

POSITION HELD AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS

1986/1987: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Geography, The OhioStateUniversity, Columbus, Ohio43210.

2000 Visiting Lecturer, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.

2001Guest Professor, University of Innsbruck, Autsria.

2004Guest Professor, Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

2005Visiting Professor, Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of central Florida, Orlando. USA.

2005Visiting Professor, Dept. of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

COURSES TAUGHT:

Undergrad - Introduction to Tourism Studies.

- Tourism Geography

- Advanced Quantitative Methods in Geography.

- Introductory Urban Geography.

- Introductory Economic Geography.

- Introduction to Cartography.

- Tourism and Regional Development.

- Tourism and Regional Development – the Canadian Experience.

- Computer Assisted Cartography.

- Socio-economic Geography of Israel.

- Socio-Economic Geography of the Middle-East.

- Seminar on Urban Geography.

- Seminar on Tourism and Regional Development.

- Seminar on the Location of Manufacturing.

- Seminar on Spatial Aspects of Election.

Grad. - Spatial cycles in Regional Development - Graduate level.

- Spatial Surveys: Procedures and Analysis - Graduate level.

- Processes of Metropolitan Development - Graduate level.

- Models in Urban and Regional Development - Graduate level.

- Computer Aided Research Methods - Graduate level.

1978 - 1981: - Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.

1973 - 1977: - Teaching Assistant, Ben-GurionUniversity. Beer-Sheva, Israel.

1973 - 1977: - Instructor, Azata Teacher's TrainingCollege, Azata, Israel (part time).

B) EX-DEPARTMENTAL POSITIONS IN ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION

1995 – 2003Director, Urban Studies Program, BGU, Beer-Sheva, Israel

1999 – 2000 Chair, Humanities and Social Sciences advance studies committee.

1996 – 1998 Member, Humanities and Social Sciences advance studies committee.

1998 – 1999 Chairman, Departmental Advance Studies Committee.

1992 - 1995 Chairman, Department of Geography and Environmental Development,

Ben-GurionUniversity of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

1991 - 1994Member, Humanities and Social Sciences Planning Committee.

1987 – 1991Member, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Committee.

1986 – 1987Director, The Gaza Strip and Sinai Research Institute.

1985 - 1986 &Council member of the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute for Social Ecology,

1992 - 1996 Ben-Gurion University.

1984 - 1986: Director, the Urban Studies Program, Ben-GurionUniversity.

1983 - 1993:Member and chair, Humanities and Social Sciences Computer Committee, BGU.

C) EDIRORIAL POSITIONS IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

2005 – currentEditorial Board member, TOURISM ANALYSIS, An Interdisciplinary Journal, Cognizant Communication Corporation.

2003 – currentEditor-in-Chief THE GEOGRAPHY NETWORK, Ben-GurionUniversity of the Negev. Hebrew eJournal.

2003 – currentEditorial Board member of PLANNING, Journal of the Association of Planners in Israel (Hebrew).

2001- currentEditorial Board Member to the journal HORIZONS IN GEOGRAPHY, HiafaUniversity (Hebrew).

1998 - current:Editorial board member, journal of TOURISM RECREATION RESEARCH, University of Janshi, India.

1998 - current:Associate editor of TOURISM GEOGRAPHIES, an international journal of Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.

1995 - current:Editorial board member to the journal STUDIES IN THE GEOGRAPHY OF ISRAEL The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Hebrew).

D) ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL FUNCTIONS

2004 – currentMember, steering committee of Geobase project, The Hebrew University of Jerualem.

2000- 2002President, Assocuation of Israeli Geographers.

1999 – 2000Vice president, Association of Israeli Geographers.

1999: Chairman of investigation committees for the territorial expansion of the towns of

Sederot. Israel, Ministry of the Interior.

1994 - 1996 Board member of the research group on Modeling the EuropeanCity,

University of Odense, Denmark.

1994 - 1995: Member of the National Pedagogic Council, Ministry of Education and Culture, Jerusalem, Israel.

1990 - 1993:Chairman of investigation committees for the territorial expansion of the towns of: Arad, Qiryat-Malachi, and Masos. Israel, Ministry of the Interior.

1988 - 1991:Member of the National Committee for the preparation of geography curricula to the Israeli school system. Israel, Ministry of Education.

1987 - 1989: Council member and secretary of the Association of Israeli Geographers.

1987 - 1988: Professional advisor for the Israeli Educational Television.

1985 - 1986: Board member of the Israeli Regional Science Association.

1984 - 1985: Chairman, Computer Committee, Ben-GurionUniversity.

1984:Chairman of the research steering committee on Public Services in Remote Areas: the Case of the Central Arava Region. Settlement Study Centre, Rehovot, Israel.

1983 - 1985: Member of the research team for the Planning of Town and Country Integration in the Netivot-Azata Region, Settlement Study Centre, Rehovot, Israel.

1982 - 1992: Editor and Associate editor of the GEOGRAPHY RESEARCH FORUM Journal, Ben-GurionUniversity.

1982 - 1983: Research Fellow, The Geo-statistical Project, the Blaustein Desert Research Institute, Sde-Boker, Israel.

1979 - 1980: Research assistant in the Computer Mapping Project, Department of Geography,

University of Maryland.

1977: Co-researcher in the project of Evaluating the Absorption of Families Transferred from the Mishkei-Ezer Neighborhood, Beer-Sheva, Ministry of Housing.

1976: Head of the Commission for the Population Census of Netivot,

The Municipality of Netivot, Israel.

1974-1977:A member of the Citizen Council for the Development town of Netivot

PART 4: MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

1975 - current: Association of Israeli Geographers.

1983 - current: Association of American Geographers.

1984 - current: Israeli Regional Science Association.

1986 - current: Regional Science Association International.

1989 - current: Israeli Association for Environmental Planning.

1989 - 1999: Association of Regional Studies, U.K.

PART 5: AWARDS, HONORS, AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

A) HONORS AND AWARDS

First prize winner of the Urban Geography Specialty Group 1982 Dissertation Competition Award. The Annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Denver, Colorado.

GraduateSchool Dissertation Research Award, The University of Maryland, 1983.

1986-87 Postdoctoral Fellowship award, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

Winner of the Urban Publication Prize, awarded by the Israeli minister of the Interior at the 9th conference of Municipal Governance, Jerusalem, 1990.

PART 6: SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

  1. Thompson, D., Krakover, S. et. al., 1982. SOFTWARE FOR COMPUTER ASSISTED MAPPING. College Park, University of Maryland, Behavioral and Social Science Computer Laboratory, 450 p.
  2. Stern, E., Gradus, Y., Meir, A., Krakover, S. and Tsoar, H., 1986. THE ATLAS OF THE NEGEV, Jerusalem: Ketter Publishing House.
  3. Gradus, Y., E. Razin, and S. Krakover. 1993. THE INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHY OF ISRAEL. London: Routledge.
  4. Krakover, S. and Gradus, Y. (eds.), 2002. TOURISM IN FRONTIER AREAS, Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books.
  5. Krakover, S. (ed.) 2005. GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT IN A LOCAL TOWN, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Negev Center for Regional Development, Beer Sheva, (Hebrew).

MONOGRAPHS AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES

  1. Bartl, K., Bogner, D., Borsdorf, A., Heller, A., and Krakover, S. 2002. Selected Methods and Models for Anlysing Spatial Processes in Urban Regions. Bundesministerium fur Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur, 1010 Wien, Austria. Including extended CD-ROM version in German.
  2. Porat, H. and Krakover, S. 1995. LAND RECLAMATION AND AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTS IN DOROT-RUCHAMA REGION: A STUDY IN HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY. Research Institute for the history of the Keren Kayemeth Leisrael, Land and Settlements, Research series (5), 62 pages (Hebrew).
  3. Krakover, S., and Gradus, Y., (eds.) 2000. ISRAELI SCHOLAR’S PUBLICATIONS IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES. Beer Sheva, Ben-GurionUniversity Press.

JOURNALS EDITED

  1. Stern, E. and Krakover, S. (eds.), 1987. GEOGRAPHY RESEARCH FORUM, Vol. 8, Transactions, New Brunswick, New Jersey, pp.149.
  2. Krakover, S. and Newman, D. (eds.) GEOGRAPHY RESEARCH FORUM, Ben-GurionUniversity Press, Beer Sheva. 3 Volumes: 1990, No. 10, pp. 116
  3. 1991, No. 11, pp. 100
  4. 1992, No. 12, pp. 162

CHAPTERS IN COLLECTIVE VOLUMES

  1. Gradus, Y. and Krakover, S. 1976. "Changing the Spatial Structure of Industry in Israel." In Amiran D.H.K. and Ben-Arieh Y., (eds.), GEOGRAPHY IN ISRAEL, Jerusalem, Tsur-Ot Press, pp.109-39.
  2. Krakover, S. 1979. "The Development of Three Small Towns in the Northern Negev." In Shemueli A. and Gradus Y. (eds.), THE LAND OF THE NEGEV, Ministry of Defense Publishing House, pp. 569-611. (Hebrew).
  3. Krakover, S. 1982. "Line Printer Mapping - SYMAP." In Thompson D. et. al., SOFTWARE FOR COMPUTER ASSISTED MAPPING, College Park, University of Maryland, Behavioral and Social Sciences Computer Laboratory. (84 pages)
  4. Krakover, S. 1982. "Plotter Choropleth Mapping - CALFORM." In Thompson D. et. al., SOFTWARE FOR COMPUTER ASSISTED MAPPING, College Park, University of Maryland, Behavioral and Social Sciences Computer Laboratory. (79 pages)
  5. Krakover, S. 1982. "Perspective Diagrams - SYMVU." In Thompson D. et. al., SOFTWARE FOR COMPUTER ASSISTED MAPPING, College Park, University of Maryland, Behavioral and Social Sciences Computer Laboratory. (49 pages).
  6. Krakover, S. and MacKormack, K. 1982. "Surface Mapping - SURFACE II." In: Thompson, D. et. al., SOFTWARE FOR COMPUTER ASSISTED MAPPING, College Park, University of Maryland, Behavioral and Social Sciences Computer Laboratory, 1982. (78 pages).
  7. Krakover, S. 1984. "Considerations for Adding a Bottom Rung to the Urban Settlements System in Israel." In Rosenman, A. (ed.), HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House, pp. 66-76. (Hebrew).
  8. Krakover, S. 1985. "Development of Tourism Resort Areas in Arid Regions." In Gradus Y.(ed.), DESERT DEVELOPMENT: MAN AND TECHNOLOGY IN SPARSELANDS. Dordrecht: Reidel Publishing, pp. 271-284. (3 Citations 1/03)
  9. Krakover, S. 1986. "Landscape, Recreation and Tourism." In Stern, E. et al. THE ATLAS OF THE NEGEV, Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House, pp.49-52. (Hebrew)
  10. Krakover, S. 1986. "Socio-Demographic Characteristics." In Stern E. et al. THE ATLAS OF THE NEGEV, Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House, pp. 27-30. (Hebrew)
  11. Krakover, S. 1988. "The Role of Qiryat Gat in Israel's Urban System." In: Stern E. and D. Urman (eds.), MAN AND ENVIRONMENT IN THE SOUTHERN SHEFELAH, Givataim: Massada Press, pp. 234-41. (Hebrew)
  12. Stern, E. and S. Krakover, 1988 "Urban-Rural Integration in the Northern Negev." In R. Bar-el and D. Schwartz (eds.) ISSUES IN REGIONAL SCIENCES, Settlement Study Centre, Rehovot, pp. 141-165. (Hebrew).
  13. Krakover, S. and Stern, E, 1990. "Application of Geographic Models to the Absorption of the Recent Wave of Immigrants to Israel". In: Gonen A. (ed.), GEOGRAPHY OF ABSORPTION OF OLIM TO ISRAEL, the Association of Israeli Geographers and The HebrewUniversity, Jerusalem, pp. 5-16. (Hebrew)
  14. Krakover, S. 1990. "The Role of Ashquelon in Israel's Urban System along the Twentieth Century". In: Appell D. (ed.) BOOK OF ASHQUELON, Tel Aviv, Orthograph Press, 2nd Vol., pp. 16-25. (Hebrew)
  15. Krakover, S. 1992. “Alternative Approaches to the Study of Metropolitan Decentralization." In J.P. Jones and E. Casetti (eds.), APPLICATION OF THE EXPANSION METHOD, London: Routledge, Chap. 7, pp. 133-160.
  16. Krakover, S. and Morrill, R.L. 1992. "Long Wave Spatial and Economic Inter-relationships in Urban Development." In J.P. Jones and E. Casetti (eds.), APPLICATIONS OF THE EXPANSION METHOD, London: Routledge, Chap. 8 pp. 161-184.
  17. Stern E. and S. Krakover, 1994. "Rural-Urban Integration in the Northern Negev, Israel". In: Stern E., Fuga, F. Celant, A., SOCIO-POLITICALTERRITORIES IN ISRAEL. Franco Angeli, Milano (Modified after the Hebrew version, see item 18).
  18. Krakover, S. 1993. “Siedlungsprogramme als Reaktion auf die Masseneinwanderung nach Israel”. In Bade, K.J. and Troan, I. (Hrsg.) ZUWANDERUNG UND EINGLIEDERUNG VON DEUTSCHEN UND JUDEN IN DEUTSCHLAND UND ISRAEL, Bonn: Institut fur Migrationsfordchung und Interkulturelle Studien der Universitat Osnabruck, pp. 94-97. (Modified after the English version, see next item)
  19. Krakover, S. 1994. "Spatial Dispersal Policy in Response to Mass-Immigration". In Troen, S.I. and Bade, K.J. (eds.), RETURNING HOME: IMMIGRATION AND ABSORPTION INTO THEIR HOMELANDS OF GERMAN AND JEWS FROM THE FORMER SOVIET UNION. Ben Gurion University, Humphrey Institute for Social Ecology, pp. 101-106.
  20. Krakover, S. 1996, "Metropolitan Spatial Dynamics". In: Gradus, Y. and Lipshitz, G. (eds.) THE MOSAIC OF ISRAELI GEOGRAPHY, Beer-Sheva, Ben-Gurion University Press, pp. 63-69.
  21. Krakover, S. 1966. "Polar versus Cartesian Coordinates Expansions in Spatial Dynamics". In: Kristensen, G. (ed.), THE EXPANSION METHOD IN A CONTEXT OF THE FAMILY OF MODELS AND METHODOLOGIES WITH A FOCUS ON PARAMETRIC VARIATION, Odense University: Odense, Denmark, Vol. 2, pp.7-23.
  22. Krakover, S. 1998. “Boundary-Openness Model Applied to Israel, Egypt, and Gaza Strip Tri-border Area”. In: Westeren, K.I. (ed.) CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION AND STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT IN PERIPHERAL REGIONS, Norway: Steinkjer, North-Trondelag Research Institute, pp. 223-236.
  23. Krakover, S. 2000. “Local Adjustment of Labor to Demand in Tourist Hotels”. In: Umbelino, J. (ed), SUSTAINABLE TOURISM, Geography and RegionalPlanningCenter, Lisboa, Portugal, pp..281-301.
  24. Krakover, S. and Gradus, Y. 2000. “Compilation and Statistics of Publications by Israeli Human Geographers”. In: Krakover, S., and Gradus, Y., (eds.) 2000. ISRAELI SCHOLAR’S PUBLICATIONS IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, 1938-2000, Beer Sheva, Ben-Gurion University Press, pp. ix-xvii.
  25. Krakover, S. 2000. “The Role of an Intermediate Size City as Growth Center in a Peripheral Area during Political-Economic Transition”. In: Ianos, I., Pumain, D., and Racine, J.B., (eds.), INTEGRATED URBAN SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF URBAN LIFE, Bucharest: Editura Tehnica, pp. 413-432.
  26. Krakover, S. 2000. “The changing effects of geo-structural factors in a peripheral areas”. Horvath, G. (ed.), REGIONS AND CITIES IN THE GLOBAL WORLD, HungarianAcademy of Science, Book in Honor of Gyorgy Enyedi, pp. 220-243.
  27. Krakover, S. and Gradus, Y. 2002. “Preface to Tourism in Frontier Areas”. In Krakover, S., and Gradus, Y., (eds.) (2002). TOURISM IN FRONTIER AREAS, Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, pp. xi-xv.
  28. Krakover, S. 2002. “Time Dimension and Tourism Development in Peripheral Areas”. In: Krakover, S., and Gradus, Y., (eds.) (2002). TOURISM IN FRONTIER AREAS, Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, pp. 21-37.
  29. Krakover, S. 2002. “Trends of Suburbanization in the Beer-Sheva Region.” In: Porat H., and Gradus, Y., (eds). The Negev: 50 Years of Progress, Vardimon memorial volume, pp. 63-68. (Hebrew)
  30. Krakover, S. and Karplus, Y. 2002. “Potential Immigrants: The Iterface between Tourism and Immigration in Israel”. In Williams, A.M. and Hall, C.M. (eds.), TOURISM AND IMMIGRATION, Kluwer Academic Publishers, GeoJournal Library, Dordrecht: The Netherlands, pp. 103-118.
  31. Krakover, S. 2004. Examination of Urban Spatial Expamsion Methodologies. In Pacione, M. (ed.), Changing Cities: International Perspectives, IGU Urban Commission and StrathclydeUniversity Publishing, Glasgow, pp. 341-49.
  32. Krakover, S. 2005. “Estimating the Effect of Atrocious Events on the Flow of Tourists to Israel”. In: Ashworth, G. and Hartmann, R. (eds.), HORROR AND HUMAN TRAGEDY REVISITED: THE MANAGEMENT OF SITES OF ATROCITIES FOR TOURISM, Cognizant Communication Corp. N.Y., N.Y., pp. 183-194.
  33. Krakover, S. 2005. “Attitudes of Israeli Visitors towards the Holocaust Remembrance Site Yad Vashem”. In: Ashworth, G. and Hartmann, R. (eds.), HORROR AND HUMAN TRAGEDY REVISITED: THE MANAGEMENT OF SITES OF ATROCITIES FOR TOURISM, Cognizant Communication Corp. N.Y., N.Y., pp. 108-117.
  34. Krakover, S. 2005. Characteristics of the labour force employed in the Qiryat Gat new industrial park. In Krakover, S. (ed.) 2005. GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT IN A LOCAL TOWN, Ben-Gurion University, Negev Center for Regional Development, Beer Sheva, pp. 157-188. (Hebrew).
  35. Krakover, S. 2005. Residents' evaluation and attitude with respect to development trends in Qiryat Gan and its surrounding area. In Krakover, S. (ed.) 2005. GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT IN A LOCAL TOWN, Ben-Gurion University, Negev Center for Regional Development, Beer Sheva, pp. 157-188. (Hebrew).

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (Full size papers)

  1. Krakover, S. 1996. "Longitudinal Analysis of City-Size Distribution in Israel". Proceedings of the 5th World Congress of the REGIONAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL(RSAI), Vol. 4, pp. CS5-15-2-(1-9).
  2. Krakover, S. 1996. "Match and Mismatch in the Location of Housing and Population Growth During Stages of a MetropolitanBuilding Cycle". Proceedings of the 36TH EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF THE REGIONAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, CD-ROM version, Session M, paper m290, 19 pages.
  3. Krakover, S. 1998. “Cross-Boundary Interaction Model Applied to Israel, Egypt, and Gaza Strip Tri-border Area”. In: Ivanicka, K. (ed.), EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND TRANSBORDER CO-OPERATION, Faculty of Political Sciences and International Affairs, University of Matej Bel, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, pp. 69-81.
  4. Krakover, S. 1999. “Evaluating the Negev Bedouins Settlement Program”. Proceedings of the International conference on the occasion of Israel’s 50th anniversary, 50 Years of Planning in Israel: Theory and Practice, 1998, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, The Technion, HaifaIsrael (manuscript of 16 pages + 3 Figures).
  5. Krakover S. 2002. “Centers versus peripheries in regional tourism development: The Israeli Experience”. International conference on Tourism Development, Community, and Conservation, Jhansi, India (manuscript 20 pages + 8 Figures).

REFEREED ARTICLES IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

  1. Gradus, Y. and Krakover, S. 1976. "The Level and Nature of Industrialization in Central and Development Regions." THE ECONOMIC QUARTERLY, Vol. 23, pp. 66-78. (Hebrew)
  2. Gradus, Y. and Krakover, S. 1977. "Classification of the Israeli Towns on an Occupational Basis." CITY AND REGION, 1977, Vol. 4, pp. 20-40. (Hebrew)
  3. Gradus, Y. and Krakover, S. 1977. "The Effect of Government Policy on the Spatial Structure of Manufacturing in Israel." THE JOURNAL OF DEVELOPING AREAS, Vol. 11, pp. 393-409. (18 Citations 1/03)
  4. Krakover, S. 1980. "Toward an Understanding of the Urban Field Concept - a Review." GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH FORUM, 1980, Vol. 2, pp. 35-46. (5 Citations 1/03)
  5. Krakover, S. 1983. "Identification of Spatio-Temporal Paths of Spread and Backwash." GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS, Vol. 15, pp. 318-329. (18 Citations 12/06)
  6. Krakover, S. 1984. "Trends of Spatial Reorganization of Growth in Urban Fields, Eastern United States, 1962-1978." ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A, Vol. 16, pp. 1361-73. (4 Citations 1/03)
  7. Krakover, S. 1984. "Directional Analysis of the Spatio-temporal Structure of Population Growth in the Urban Region of Tel Aviv and Haifa, Israel." MODELING AND SIMULATION, Vol. 15, pp. 457-463.
  8. Krakover, S. 1985. "Spatio-temporal Structure of Population Growth in Urban Regions: The Cases of Tel-Aviv and Haifa, Israel." URBAN STUDIES, Vol. 22, pp. 317-28. (12 Citations 1/03)
  9. Krakover, S. 1986. "Progress in the Study of Decentralization. "GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS, Vol. 18, pp. 260-63. (1 Citations 1/03)
  10. Kellerman, A. and Krakover, 1986. S. "Multi-Sectoral Urban Growth in Space and Time: An Empirical Approach." REGIONAL STUDIES, Vol. 20, pp. 117-129.
  11. Krakover, S. and Dover, S. 1986. "Regional Growth Nuclei." GEOFORUM, Vol. 18, 89-101. Appeared also in Hebrew as follows:
  12. Krakover, S. and Dover, S. 1986. "Regional Growth Nuclei. "HORIZONS IN GEOGRAPHY, Vol. 16, pp. 3-38 (Hebrew).
  13. Krakover, S. 1987. "Clusters of Cities versus City Region in Regional Planning." ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A, Vol. 17: 1375-86. (2 Citations 1/03)
  14. Krakover, S. and Casetti, E. 1988. "Directionally Biased Metropolitan Growth: a Model and a Case Study". ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY, Vol. 64: 17-28. (5 Citations 1/03)
  15. Krakover, S. 1989. "Social Ecology of Medium-size Cities: the Cases of Ashqelon and Rehovot." SPACES, STUDIES IN THE GEOGRAPHY OF ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST, Vol. 3, pp. 103-123. (Hebrew)
  16. Krakover, S., and A. Kellerman, 1990. "Urban Decentralization: A Redefinition Applied to the Urban Field of Chicago." GEOGRAPHY RESEARCH FORUM, Vol. 10: 51-67.
  17. Casetti, E. and Krakover, S. 1990. "Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of the U.S. Population: Estimates and Extrapolations". SOCIO-SPATIAL DYNAMICS, Vol. 1:139-159.
  18. Krakover, S. and Stern E. (1992). "Housing Dynamics Effects on the Residential Structure of Developing Towns". THE ECONOMIC QUARTERLY, Vol. 152: 80-97. (Hebrew)
  19. Taaffe, E.J, Krakover, S. and Gauthier, H.L., (1992). "Interactions between Spread-and- Backwash, Population Turnaround, and Corridor Effects in the Inter-Metropolitan Periphery". URBAN GEOGRAPHY, Vol. 13: 503-533.
  20. Stern, E. and Krakover, S. (1993). "The Formation of a Composite Urban Image". GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS, Vol. 25: 130-146. (3 Citations 1/03)
  21. Sagy, S., Stern, E. and Krakover, S. (1996). "Macro- and Micro-level Factors Related to Sense of Community: The Case of Temporary Neighborhoods in Israel". AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, Vol. 24(5), pp. 657-676. (8 Citations 1/03)
  22. Krakover, S. (1997). “Boundary Permeability Model Applied to Israel, Egypt, and Gaza Strip Tri-border Area”. GEOPOLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES, Vol. 2(3), pp. 28-42.
  23. Krakover, S. (1998). “Population Dispersion as Reflected in the National Urban System” STUDIES IN THE GEOGRAPHY OF ISRAEL, Vol. 16, pp. 255-271 (Hebrew).
  24. Krakover, S. and Aharonovitch, Y. (1998). “RegionalBuilding Cycles versus National Cycles”. ECONOMIC QUARTERLY, Year 45, Vol. 1/98, pp. 64-82 (Hebrew).
  25. Krakover, S. (1998). “Employment Adjustment Trends in Tourism Hotels in Israel.” TOURISM RECREATION RESEARCH, (Guest Edited By Geoffrey Wall) Vol. 23 (2), pp. 23-32.
  26. Krakover, S. (1998). “Testing the Turning Point Hypothesis in City-size Distribution.” URBAN STUDIES, Vol. 35, pp. 2,183-2,196.
  27. Krakover, S. (1999). “Spatio-Temporal Trends of Housing and Population Growth during a Building Cycle: Evidence from Metropolitan Tel-Aviv, 1968-1990”. URBAN GEOGRAPHY, Vol. 20(3), 226-245.
  28. Krakover, S. (1999) “Urban Settlement Program and Land Dispute Resolution: The State of Israel versus the Negev Bedouin”. GEOJOURNAL, Vol.47, pp. 551-561.
  29. Krakover, S. (1999). “Seasonality of Employment in Tourism Hotels and its Adjustment to Demand and Revenues”. ECONOMIC QUARTERLY, 46th year, pp. 520-539. (Hebrew)
  30. Krakover, S. (2000). “Partitioning Seasonal Employment in the Hospitality Industry”. TOURISM MANAGEMENT. Vol. 21(5): 461-471.
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