Izhak Schnell#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 4060 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HUMAN MOBILITY, GOVERNANCE, ENVIRONMENT AND SPACE |
| Elected: | 2015 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ISRAEL |
Izhak Schnell passed away October 18, 2024.
Positions Held
- 1984 - present Tel Aviv University Israel
- 1984 - 2010 Beit Berl college Israel
- 1991 Visiting Prof Queen Mary College London
- 2006 Visiting Prof Frie Universitate Berlin
- 2011 Visiting Prof. Cornell, USA
- 2014 Visiting Prof Von Humboldt Universitate, Berlin
Fields of Scholarship
- Ethnic small businesses entrepreneurship
- Social Geography-Socio spatial segregation and integration, socio spatial lifestyles
- Environmental studies-Human exposure to environmental risks while performing everyday life in cities
- Cultural geography-the interpretation of Zionist landscapes
Honours and Awards
- 2014 The Israeli Geographical Association Prize for Academic achievments
- 2012 - 2014 Head of Walter Libach Institute for Jewish-Arab Partnership, Tel Aviv University
- 2010 Head of the organizing committee of the IGU international conference in Tel Aviv
- 2009 - present Representative of the Israeli Academy of Science in the International geographical Union
- 2009 - 2010 Head of the committee for reforms in the disciplinary education
- 2009 - 2010 Head of the committee for Arab-Jewish co-existence in the campus
- 2008 - present Member of the Board of Beit Birl college
- 2007 - 2009 Vice president of the IGU urban commission
- 2004 - 2006 Head of the Me.D. program Beit Berl College
- 2003 - 2004 President of the Israeli Geographical Association
- 2001 - 2002 Vice president of the Israeli Geographical Association
- 2001 - 2005 Head of the Geography and Human Environment Department
- 2000 - 2002 Head of the ethical committee Beit Berl College
- 1993 - 1995 Head of Beit Berl college central curricula committee
