Developments in the Israeli Mountains: a geo-ecological analysis

This article will analyze the conflict between various land uses in the Israeli mountains with attempt to evaluate the ecological price of the processes that have been occurring. One of the Galilee ridges will be illustrated in detail. Some principal land uses compete for the mountains: build-up areas, transportation, agriculture, industry, communications and wind-energy towers, military and nature preserves. Thus are derived problems of coordination, long term planning, and questions of the damage to the low Mediterranean mountains. -from Author