MIU (Movement for Israeli Urbanism)
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MIU Is an Israeli
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

 non-profit organization established in 2004 which today has more than 500 members including city planners, architects, academics and planners, working to promote the norms of sustainable urban planning for New Urbanism
New urbanism
New Urbanism is an urban design movement, which promotes walkable neighborhoods that contain a range of housing and job types. It arose in the United States in the early 1980s, and has gradually continued to reform many aspects of real estate development, urban planning, and municipal land-use...

. This is the only organization in Israel today that focuses on changing the built environment and urban development policies and acts of professional tools necessary to make a change. The association organizes national conferences and exhibitions and processes involved in city planning and public sharing. Association in 2009 established the laboratory of urban empowerment. and the Mayors Institute whose function is to improve the relationship of the mayors and the residents for making decisions on planning and construction. And in 2010 launched a new postage Stamp
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...

 issue for New Urbanism in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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In recent years, tightening the connection between the MIU and green organizations and the Israeli Ministry of Environment to share the public awareness improved quality of life in cities and areas green.

MIU is located in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...

 and running a public forum in Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...

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