DAVID KATZ - PUBLICATIONS
ARTICLES IN REFEREED ACADEMIC JOURNALS:
Paz-Sawicki, A., I. Fischhendler, and D. Katz (2025). Survival of the largest: Why regulators fail to develop a heterogeneous wind energy sector. Energy Policy, 207(114849).
Walschot, M. and D. Katz. (2024). Desalination and Transboundary Water Governance in Conflict Settings. Journal of Environmental Management,355(120509).
Salomons, E., M. Housh, D. Katz, & L. Sela. (2023). Water-energy nexus in a desalination-based water sector: the impact of electricity load shedding programs. npj Clean Water, 6(1), 67.
Cahn, A., D. Katz, A. Ghermandi, and P. Prevos. (2023). Initiating data-as-a-service adoption in water utilities: A service design approach. Utilities Policy, 84, 101656.
Katz, D.; and N. Nagabhatla (2023). Damming Disputes: Conflict Prevention in Water Management. Water, 15(13), 2476.
Cohen, A., I. Fischhendler, and D. Katz (2023). Institutional acceptance of wildlife mitigation technologies for wind energy: The case of Israel. Energy Policy, 173, 113359.
Tsairi, Y., A. Tal, and D. Katz. (2023). Policy dissonance when wearing the “employer hat”: the practice of governmental vehicle reimbursement among public sector employees. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 100997.
Cahn, A., D. Katz, A. Ghermandi, and P. Prevos. (2023). Adoption of data-as-a-service by water and wastewater utilities. Utilities Policy, 81, 101492.
Walschot, M. and D. Katz. (2022). Desalination and Transboundary Water Conflict and Cooperation: A Mixed-Method Empirical Approach. Water, 14(12), 1925.
Katz, D. (2022) Basin Management under Conditions of Scarcity: The Transformation of the Jordan River Basin from Regional Water Supplier to Regional Water Importer. Water, 14(10), 1605.
Katz, D. (2021). Desalination and hydrodiplomacy: Refreshening transboundary water negotiations or adding salt to the wounds? Environmental Science and Policy, 116: 171-180.
Katz, D. and A. Shafran. (2020) Energizing Mid-East Water Diplomacy: The potential for regional water-energy exchanges. Water International, 1-19.
Cahn, A., D. Katz and A. Ghermandi. (2020) Analyzing water customer preferences for online feedback technologies in Israel – A prototype study. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 146(4): 06020002.
Katz, D. and A. Shafran (2019) Transboundary exchanges of renewable energy and desalinated water in the Middle East. Energies, 12(8): 1455.
Dinar, S., D. Katz, L. De Stefano, and B. Blankespoor (2019) Do Treaties Matter? Climate Change, Water Variability and Cooperation along Transboundary River Basins. Political Geography, 69:162-172.
Katz, D., A. Kronrod, A. Grinstein, and U. Nisan. (2018). Still Waters Run Deep: Comparing Assertive and Suggestive Language in Water Conservation Campaigns. Water, 10(3): 275.
Katz, D., A. Grinstein, A. Kronrod, and U. Nisan. (2016). Evaluating the effectiveness of water conservation campaigns: Combining using experimental and field methods. Journal of Environmental Management, 180: 335–343.
Katz, D. (2016) Undermining Demand Management with Supply Management: Moral Hazard in Israeli Water Policies. Water, 8(4): 159.
Fischhendler, I., D. Katz, and E. Feitelson (2016) The impact of peace building on sustainability and security tradeoffs: the case of Israeli-Palestinian wastewater treatment. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 61(7): 1358-1369.
Aviram, R., D. Katz and D. Shmueli (2016) Desalination as a game-changer in international hydro-politics. Horizons in Geography, (88): 149–160. (In Hebrew).
Barak, B. and D. Katz (2015) Valuing instream and riparian aspects of stream restoration – a willingness to tax approach. Land Use Policy, 45: 204-212.
Katz, D. (2015) Water consumption and economic growth: Reassessing the Environmental Kuznets Curve relationship. Journal of Cleaner Production, 88:205-213.
Dinar, S., D. Katz, L. De Stefano, and B. Blankespoor (2015) Climate change and state grievances: the resilience of international river treaties to increased water variability. Political Geography, 45:55-66.
Aviram, R., D. Katz and D. Shmueli (2014) Desalination as a game-changer in transboundary hydro-politics. Water Policy, 16(4): 609-624.
Becker, N., J. Helgeson and. D. Katz (2014) Once there was a river: Economic valuation of rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River. Regional Environmental Change,14(4): 1303-1314.
Fischhendler, I. and D. Katz (2013) The impact of uncertainties on cooperation over transboundary water: the case of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. Geoforum, 50: 200-210.
Fischhendler, I. and D. Katz (2013) The use of "security" jargon in sustainable development discourse: evidence from UN Commission on Sustainable Development. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 13(3): 321-342.
Tal, A. and D. Katz (2012) Rehabilitating Israel’s streams and rivers. International Journal of River Basin Management, 10 (4): 317-330. 4.
Katz, D. and M. Moore (2011) Dividing the waters: an empirical analysis of allocation criteria for interstate water compacts. Water Resources Research, 47, W06513: 1-15.
Katz, D. and I. Fischhendler (2011) Spatial and temporal dynamics of linkage strategies in Israeli-Palestinian water negotiations. Political Geography, 30(1): 13-24.
Katz, D. (2011) Hydro-political hyperbole: Examining incentives for over-emphasizing the risks of water wars. Global Environmental Politics, 11(1): 12-35.
Fischhendler, I., S. Dinar, and D. Katz (2011) The Politics of unilateral environmentalism: Cooperation and conflict over water management along the Israeli-Palestinian border. Global Environmental Politics, 11(1): 36-61.
Becker, N., D. Lavee, and D. Katz (2010) Desalination and alternative water-shortage mitigation options in Israel: a comparative cost analysis. Journal of Water and Resource Protection, 2(12): 1040-1054.
Becker, N. and D. Katz (2006) Economic valuation of resuscitating the Dead Sea. Water Policy, 8(4):.351-370.
Katz, D. (1999) The Mediterranean Free Trade Zone: Duty-Free Environmental Degradation. Middle East Report, 213 (Winter): 46-48. (Reprinted in Arabic in Al-Ra’i, Jordanian daily, May, 2000).
BOOKS EDITED:
Katz, D. (Ed.) (2025) Tapping Technologies: The Role of Technological Change in Transboundary Water Management. World Scientific Handbook of Transboundary Water Management: Science, Economics, Policy and Politics, Volume 2. World Scientific Publications.
See review of Tapping Technologies here:
Dinar, A. (2025). Book Review—Tapping Technologies: The Role of Technological Change in Transboundary Water Management. Water Economics and Policy, 10(04): 2480002. https://doi.org/10.1142/S2382624X2480002X
BOOK CHAPTERS:
Katz, D. (2025) The freshwater-saltwater nexus: the ocean as a sustainable source of water? in Sattich, T. et al. (eds.) De Gruyter Handbook of Ocean Governance and Maritime Affairs, De Gruyter Brill, pp. 271-284.
Katz, D. (2025) Technological Change and Transboundary Water Policy, in Katz, D. (ed.) Tapping Technologies: The Role of Technological Change in Transboundary Water Management. World Scientific Handbook of Transboundary Water Management, Volume 2. World Scientific Publications, pp. 1-10.
Katz, D. and Walschot, M. (2025) Desalination and the Transformation of Transboundary Water Policy, in Katz, D. (ed.) Tapping Technologies: The Role of Technological Change in Transboundary Water Management. World Scientific Handbook of Transboundary Water Management, Volume 2, World Scientific Publications, pp. 51-72.
Katz, D. and Tabanksy, L. (2025) Cyber-security in the water sector: a transboundary perspective, in Katz, D. (ed.) Tapping Technologies: The Role of Technological Change in Transboundary Water Management. World Scientific Handbook of Transboundary Water Management, Volume 2 World Scientific Publications, pp. 223-246.
ter Horst, R., Katz, D., van der Steen, P., and Yasin, A. (2025) Managing wastewater across borders: a case-study from Palestine and Israel, in Warner, J. (ed.) Transboundary Water Management Across Scales: Understanding the Domestic-International Interplay, World Scientific Handbook of Transboundary Water Management, Volume 4, World Scientific Publishing. pp. 209-236.
Katz, D. (2023). Umgang mit Risiken durch Wasserknappheit: Lehren aus der israelischen Erfahrung, Adam, K-M. & Kropf, G. (Hrsg.), Krisenbewältigung und Katastrophenvorsorge, Baden Baden, Nomos, (“Managing Water Scarcity Risks: Lessons from the Israeli Experience”, chapter in “Crisis management and disaster preparedness”). (In German). pp. 316-337.
Katz, D. (2020) Income flows and water flows: Exploring the relation between income, economic growth, water use and water quality, in Distefano, T. (Ed.). Water Resources and Economic Processes.. Routledge.
Becker, N. and D. Katz. (2017) Regional Cooperation in River Basin Rehabilitation: Estimating Economic Benefits of Alternatives for the Lower Jordan River, in Dinar, A. and Y. Tsur (eds.). Management of Transboundary Water Resources under Scarcity: A Multidisciplinary Approach, World Scientific Publishing, pp. 301-334.
Katz, D. (2017) Undermining Demand Management with Supply Management: Moral Hazard in Israeli Water Policies. in Megdal, S., S. Eden, and E. Shamir (eds.). Water Governance, Stakeholder Engagement, and Sustainable Water Resources Management, MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland. pp. 209-221.
Katz, D. (2013) Policies for water demand management in Israel, in Becker, N. (Ed.). Water Policy in Israel: Context, Issues and Options, Springer Press. The Netherlands, pp. 147-164.
Katz, D. and A. Tal (2013) Rehabilitating Israel’s streams and rivers. in Becker, N. (Ed.). Water Policy in Israel: Context, Issues and Options, Springer Press. The Netherlands, pp. 65-82.
Katz, D. (2012) Cash-flows: Water markets and environmental flows in theory and in practice. in Maestu, J. (ed.),Water Trading and Global Water Scarcity: International Perspectives, Resources for the Future (RFF Press)/Routledge - Taylor and Francis. Washington DC, pp. 214-232.
Becker, N. and D. Katz. (2009) Regional Cooperation in River Basin Rehabilitation: Estimating Economic Benefits of Alternatives for the Lower Jordan River, in Lipchin, C. (ed.) The Jordan River and Dead Sea Basin: Cooperation Amid Conflict. Springer Scientific Publishers. The Netherlands, pp. 275-296.
Katz, D. (2009) Incentives for exaggerating the risks of water wars, in Lipchin, C. (ed.).in The Jordan River and Dead Sea Basin: Cooperation Amid Conflict. Springer Scientific Publishers. The Netherlands, pp. 21-38.
Katz, D. (2006) Going with the Flow: Preserving and Restoring Instream Water Allocation., in Gleick, P. et al (ed.). The World’s Water - 2006-2007: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources, Island Press, pp. 29-49.
BOOK REVIEWS:
Katz, D. (2024). Book Review: In Search of the River Jordan—A Story of Palestine, Israel and the Struggle for Water, by James Fergusson. Bustan: The Middle East Book Review 15 (1): 123–127.
Katz, D. (2017). Book Review: Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World, by Seth Siegel. Water Economics and Policy 3(2).
REPORTS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS:
Katz, D. and F. Lokiec. (2025). “Desk study of the economic and geo-political feasibility of a large-scale desalination plant in the Gaza Strip and its incorporation into the regional water supply system.” Report submitted to Ecopeace Middle East, Amman, Ramallah, and Tel Aviv.
Katz, D. (2025). "A Review of Water Conservation Policies and Options for Israel.” Report submitted to the Israeli Ministry of Infrastructures (Israeli Water Authority) on behalf of Hefetz Consulting. (In Hebrew)
Katz, D. (2021). “Economic incentives for plastic reduction and recycling in Israel” in the report: “Recommendations of other economic instruments, technological suggestions and regulatory/market based opportunities to support plastic circular economy in Israel.” Report Submitted to United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO): Project Number 180228: Switchmed II.
Katz, D. (2021). “Transboundary wastewater – Israeli stakeholder analysis." Report submitted to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Katz, D. (2020). “Expert opinion in the matter of pollution costs in Ein Akrabhim, Ein Zin, Gabbai Shaysh and the Mishash Aquitard in the Tzin Stream from Tzin Industries.” Expert opinion submitted on behalf of plaintiffs in class action law-suit against Tzin Industries. (In Hebrew)
van der Steen, P., ter Horst, R., and Katz, D., (2020). “Position Paper on Trans-Boundary Wastewater Management/Transboundary Wastewater Pollution Control – Final Report.” Submitted to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People.
Tsairi, Y., Tal, A. and Katz, D. (2019). החזר הוצאות נסיעה בתפקיד )"החזר הוצאות רכב" בקרב עובדי ציבור – השלכות על בעלות ושימוש מוגבר ברכב פרטי, ונכונות העובדים לשיפור המצב. תנועה ותחבורה. (Work travel reimbursement policy for government workers - implications on vehicle ownership and use. Transit and Transportation) 129: 26-29. (In Hebrew).
Gutman, J., Cohem-Schwartz, E., Shalev, G., Katz, D., Medina, A., Moran, O., Koren, L., Ratner, T. and Regev, O. (2018) “Developing a Bidding Market Instrument to Manage Buffer Strips Between Streams and Agricultural Land.” in Nekudat Chen Annual Conference Proceedings 2018. pp.30-38. (In Hebrew with English abstract).
Katz, D. (2018) “Water in Israel in 2050”. In “A Crowded Future – Israel in 2050”. Peleg Mizrahi, M. (Ed.). Zafuf – The Forum for Population, Environment and Society. Tel Aviv, Israel. pp. 32-35. (In Hebrew)
EcoPeace Middle East / Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, (2017) Water Energy Nexus. A Pre-feasibility Study for Mid-East Water-Renewable Energy Exchanges, Amman, Jordan: Katz, D. and A. Shafran (Eds.). (Winner of European Solar Prize, 2017).
Katz, D., Y. Ben Ari, Y. and I. Efergan (2016) “Comparative Cost Analysis of Methods of Replacement and Repair of Water & Sewage Infrastructure.” Adi Engineering Services.
Dinar, S., D. Katz, L. De Stefano, and B. Blankespoor (2016) “Climate Change and Water Variability: Do Water Treaties Contribute to River Basin Resilience?” Policy Research Working Paper 7855. World Bank. Washington, DC.
Aviram, R., D. Katz and D. Shmueli (2014) Desalination as a game-changer in transboundary hydro-politics. Water Engineering 104: 24-31. (In Hebrew)
Katz, D. (2015) “Estimating the economic value of energy conservation.” In Energy conservation in residential buildings in Israel , Erell, E. (ed.). Report submitted to the Israeli Ministry of Water and Energy. (In Hebrew)
Dinar, S., D. Katz, L. De Stefano, and B. Blankespoor (2014) Climate Change, Conflict, and Cooperation: Global Analysis of the Resilience of International River Treaties to Increased Water Variability. World Bank, Policy Research Working Paper 6916. Washington, DC.
Kot, H. and D. Katz (2013) Comparative cost analysis of green building in Israel. Sponsored by the Israel Green Building Council. Tel Aviv. (In Hebrew)
Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) (Katz, D., Project Coordinator & Lead Author) (2012) Economic value of rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River: a tri-national study. FOEME. Amman, Bethlehem, Tel Aviv.
Kivun Consulting (Rosenthal, G. and D. Katz) (2010) “Opportunities for Water Conservation in Israel: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis” Report submitted to Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME). Tel Aviv, Bethelem, Amman.
Zalul (Katz, D. Project Coordinator & lead author) (2008) “State of the Sea Report 2008 – Economic Aspects of Marine Pollution.” Zalul. Ramat Gan, Israel. (In Hebrew)
Friends of the Earth – Middle East (FoEME) (D. Katz, Contributing author) (2004) “An Economic Analysis of Different Water Uses Affecting the Dead Sea Basin” in Advancing Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Dead Sea Basin – Broadening the Debate on Economic and Management Issues, Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME). Tel Aviv, Bethelem, Amman. March, 2004.
Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) (Katz, D., Editor & contributing author) (2000) Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Zone: Implications for Sustainability - Case Studies, Assessments and Recommendations. Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME). July, 2000.
Katz, D. (2000) “Environmental Assessment of Regional-scale Impacts of Proposed US-Jordan Free Trade Agreement”. Report submitted to Chemonics Inc. as part of USAID sponsored Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of US-Jordan free trade agreement. June, 2000.
Katz, D. 1997, The Mediterranean Free Trade Zone: Lessons from NAFTA. Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME).
Katz, D. (1998) “Retail Trade and Environmental Responsibility in a Euro-Med Context.” European Retail & Technology, 1998-99. EuroCommerce /Kensington Publications, London.
Jesdapipat, S. and D. Katz (1997) “Thailand and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)”. Report submitted to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Published in Achieving Objectives of Multilateral Environmental Agreements: a package of trade measures and positive measures, Jha, V. & U. Hoffmann (eds.), UNCTAD/ITCD/TED/6
Jesdapipat, S. and D. Katz (1997) “Thailand’s Implementation of the Montreal Protocol.” Report submitted to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Published in Achieving Objectives of Multilateral Environmental Agreements: a package of trade measures and positive measures, Jha, V. & U. Hoffmann (eds.), UNCTAD/ITCD/TED/6
Jesdapipat, S. and D. Katz (1997) “Resolving Conflicts between International Trade Regulation and Environmental Agreements.” Environmental Issues 2, Thailand Environment Institute, Bangkok.
Jesdapipat, S. and D. Katz (1996) “Thailand’s Trade and Environment”. Report submitted to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat.
Katz, D. (1994) “A Model for Evaluating Conflict over Shared Water Resources: The Arab-Israeli Conflict as a Case Study”. Master’s Thesis. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington.