Tamar has a B.Sc. in Physical Geography and Atmosphere Sciences from the Department of Earth Sciences at the Hebrew University (1987), and a M.Sc. (1992) and a Ph.D. (2002) in Urban and Regional Planning from the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Her research interests lie in the areas of urban planning, urban sustainability, planning and evaluating sustainable infrastructure, planning and managing open spaces, nature conservation, conservation of coastal and marine environments, landscape ecology, regional planning and development, and public policy analysis. Tamar teaches an array of courses, including: public policy design, ecology of the built environment, environmental impact assessment, and sustainable infrastructure.
- Urban planning
- Urban sustainability
- Environmental policy
- Natural resources management
- Planning and evaluating sustainable infrastructure
- Green building
- Planning and managing open spaces
- Nature conservation
- Conservation of coastal and marine environments
- Landscape ecology
- Regional planning development
- Public policy analysis
- Eilam E, Trop T (2012) Environmental attitudes and environmental behavior – Which is the horse and which is the cart? Sustainability 4: 2210-2246.
- Trop T (2017) From knowledge to action: Bridging the gaps toward effective incorporation of Landscape Character Assessment approach in land-use planning and management in Israel. Land Use Policy 61: 220-230.
- Portnov A, Trop T, Ofek S, Svechkina A, Akron S, Ghermandi A (2018) Factors affecting homebuyers’ willingness to pay green building price premium: Evidence from a nationwide survey in Israel. Building and Environment 137: 280-291.
- Choresh Y, Burg D, Trop T, Malkinson D, Izhaki I (2018) Long-term Griffon vulture population dynamics at Gamla Nature Reserve. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 83(1):135–144.
- Svechkina A, Trop T, Portnov B (2020) How much lighting is required to feel safe when walking through the streets at night? Sustainability 12(3133): 1-20.
Coordinator of the MA program in Management of Urban Sustainability Management.
- Public Policy Design
- Ecology of the Built Environment
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Sustainable Infrastructure
