Dr. Sharon Hophmayer-Tokich

Name: Sharon Hophmayer-Tokich

Telephone: +31 58 284 9000

Sharon Hophmayer-Tokich (1970) holds a Master’s degree (Cum Laude) in Geography and a Ph.D. in Geography and Environmental Studies from the University of Haifa, Israel, specializing in Wastewater Management within Local Municipalities in Israel. She joined the Twente Centre for Studies in Technology and Sustainable Development at the University of Twente in 2004.

She is the research coordinator of CSTM Friesland and the Programme Manager of the Master of Environmental and Energy Management.

Main areas of interest include water and wastewater resources management and governance.

Expertise and Research Interests

·	Water management and governance at local and regional government levels

·	Water markets at the public sector

·	Inter-regional and cross-border cooperation for water management

·	Sustainability and innovations in water chain management

·	Public participation in water management

Selected Publications

Hophmayer-Tokich, S. (2010). “The Evolution of National Wastewater Management Regimes—the Case of Israel”, Water, 2(3), 439-460; doi:10.3390/w2030439

Krozer, Y. Hophmayer-Tokich, S., Meerendonk, H. van, Tijsma, S. and Vos, E., (2009). "Innovations in the water chain - experiences in the Netherlands", the Journal of Cleaner Production doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.11.013

Hophmayer-Tokich, S. and Krozer, Y. (2008). “Public participation in rural area water management,Experiences from the North Sea countries in Europe”, Water International, 33 (2), pp. 1-15.

Hophmayer-Tokich, S. and Kliot, N. (2008). “Location Factors of Wastewater Treatment Plants in Israel” Horizons in Geography, 70, pp. 13-37 (Hebrew)

Hophmayer-Tokich, S. and Kliot, N. (2008). “Inter-Municipal Cooperation for Wastewater Treatment: Case Studies from Israel”, Journal of Environmental Management, 86, pp. 554-565

Hophmayer-Tokich, S. (2006). “Wastewater Management Strategy: centralized v. decentralized technologies for small communities”, CSTM Studies and Reports nr. 271 ISSN 1381-6357, pp. 1-27

Hophmayer-Tokich, S. and Kadiman, T. (2006). “Water Management on Islands – Common Issues and Possible Actions”, CSTM Studies and Reports nr. 272 ISSN 1381-6357, pp. 1-30

Hophmayer-Tokich, S. (2005). “Public participation under the EU Water Framework Directive – processes and possible outcomes”, CSTM Studies and Reports nr.256, ISSN 1381-6357, Enschede, pp. 1-29

Hophmayer-Tokich, S. (2005). “The Construction of the Haifa Regional Sewage Treatment Plant – A Case Study”, Horizons in Geography, 64-65, pp. 217-227 (Hebrew)

Kliot, N., Hophmayer-Tokich, S. (2004). “Rivers’ basins pollution by sewage: Aspects of environmental justice”, Studies in Natural Resources and Environmental Management, 2 (2), pp. 105-114 (Hebrew)

Kliot, N., Hophmayer-Tokich, S. (2003). Environment Pollution by Wastewater – Aspects of Environmental Justice, p. 217, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies and The National Council of Environment, Jerusalem (Hebrew).