Dr. Israel Fabian
Postdoctoral Fellow
Urban and Regional Planning Track
Dr. Fabian Israel is a social science researcher with a multidisciplinary background in sociology, urban planning (PhD), and transport studies. He is a Research Fellow at the Samuel Neaman Institute and a postdoctoral researcher at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. With more than a decade of experience in national and international projects, his research explores how mobility innovations and urban planning concepts shape urban life, accessibility, wellbeing, and social inclusion, with a particular focus on reducing inequities across social and spatial contexts. In addition to research, he has taught transport geography, planning theory, statistics, and urban economics at Utrecht University, the Technion, and the University of Haifa, and has supervised numerous theses using advanced quantitative and qualitative methods.
Education :
PhD, Urban and Regional Planning, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, 2021
MA, Applied Social Research, University of Haifa, 2009
BA, Sociology & Anthropology, Universidad de la República (UDELAR), Uruguay, 2004
Publications Published:
- Israel, F., Ettema, D., & van Lierop, D. (2024). Mechanisms with equity implications for the (non-) adoption of electric mobility in the early stage of the energy transition. Transport Reviews, 44(3), 659-683.
- Guan, X., Israel, F., Heinen, E., & Ettema, D. (2024). Satisfaction-induced travel: Do satisfying trips trigger more shared micro-mobility use?. Transportation research part D: transport and environment, 130, 104185.
- Israel, F., & Plaut, P. (2024). The relevance of social factors in sharing a trip with strangers: Creating travel communities in the autonomous vehicles era. Travel Behaviour and Society, 35, 100740.
- Israel, F., Zaychik, D., Rein-Sapir, Y., Feitelson, E., Shmueli, D., Altshuler, A., ... & Salzberger, E. (2024). The Ongoing Multi-Dimensional Impacts of COVID-19 on Wellbeing: Evidence from a Quasi-Longitudinal Survey in Israel. Sustainability, 16(24), 11042.
- Dijkhuijs, T., Israel, F., & van Lierop, D. (2023). To Share or to Own? Understanding the Willingness to Adopt Shared and Owned Electric Automated Vehicles on Three Continents. Future Transportation, 3(3), 1108-1123.
- Feitelson, E., Plaut, P., Salzberger, E., Shmueli, D., Altshuler, A., Ben-Gal, M., Israel, F., Rein-Sapir, Y., & Zaychik, D. (2022). The Effects of COVID-19 on Wellbeing: Evidence from Israel. Sustainability, 14(7), 3750.
Under Review:
- Israel, F., Otero G., Broitman D. (2025). 15-Minute City, proximity, and urban segregation in Latin-American cities. Transportation Research Part A.
- Israel, F., Heinen, E., Plaut, P. (2025). Generational perspectives and shared autonomous vehicles. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation.
- Guan, X., Israel, F., An, Z., Heinen, E., Ettema, D. (2025). Shared micro-mobility and travel satisfaction: A case study of three European countries. Transportation Research Part A.
Papers In Progress and Reports:
- Israel, F., Ettema, Budnitz, H., Schwanen, T., Böcker, L., et al. Equity Impacts in the Adoption of Electric Mobility (target: Urban Geography).
- CoCoMo Project: Social inclusion impacts of micro-mobility services (target: Urban Studies/Environmental Studies).
- D Thesis: "A New Mobility System Based on Technological Change and Societal Transition – The Case of Shared Autonomous Vehicle”. Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (2021).
- A. Thesis: "Social Distances: Trends in Residential Segregation in the Metropolis of Tel Aviv, Israel 1983-1995”. Haifa University (2009).
- A. (Licenciatura) Thesis: “Interacción y Recreación del Sentido Común en el Transporte Público Montevideano”. Universidad de la República (UDELR), Uruguay (2004).
- Israel, F. Shiftan, Y. (2021). “Knowledge Gap Research in Smart Mobility”. Report, the Israeli Smart Transportation Research Center (ISTRC).
- Frenkel, A., Gittlman, V., Israel, F., Lerner, O., Møller, M., Haustein, S., Banerjee, A., Lukawska, M., Holgaard, R., and Karstens B. R. (2020). Investigation framework report for setting long-distance and e-bike routes in urban areas. EIT Urban Mobility.
- Netivei Ayalon (co-author and member of the steering committee) (2013). “Survey of passengers on public transportation in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. Final Report”. Supported by the Department of Transport.
- Brammli-Greenberg S. & Israel F. (2011). “Patterns of use and gaps in the use of community mental health services”. Myers-JDC-Brookdale, Jerusalem.
