| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FUA | Functional Urban Area |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GHSL | Global Human Settlement Layer |
| GIS | Geographical Information System |
| ILA | Israel Land Authority |
| ILC | Israel Land Council |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IPA | Israel Planning Administration |
| IQR | Interquartile range |
| JNF | Jewish National Fund |
| LDDC | London Docklands Development Corporation |
| LISA | Local Indicators of Spatial Association |
| MHC | Ministry of Housing and Construction |
| NCPHP | National Committee for Preferred Housing Plans |
| NDVI | Normalized Difference Vegetation Index |
| NHPC | National Housing Plans Committee |
| NOP 35 | National Outline Plan No. 35 |
| NSSP | National Spatial Strategic Plan |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OSRM | Open Source Routing Machine |
| PPP | Public-private partnerships |
| TOD | Transit-oriented development |
| UN | United Nations |
| UN-Habitat | United Nations Human Settlements Programme |
| UTCI | Universal Thermal Climate Index |
| VATMAL | Committee for Planning Special Compounds |
Redefining Spatial Planning and Development in Israel
