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About RESC
Roads and Environment Safety Center "RESC"
 RESC is a Palestinian independent non-profit society established in
2000. It is the only center of its kind in Palestine in terms of the
scope of its work. The Center is supervised by a Board of Trustees
that consists of a number of professionals and community leaders.
The Board is responsible for deciding on RESC general policies and
strategic plans and oversees.......more
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Assessment of Available Land in
West Bank for Outdoor Safe Play Areas
The overall goal of the project is to create a database for public
land in the West Bank that could be used to establish outdoor play
areas to ultimately provide all children with opportunities for play
and recreation,
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Protecting Public Properties (Traffic Signs) During Election
Campaigns
The second Palestinian elections campaigns started, these elections
were so important so that all Palestinians territories involved in
the elections activities, the candidate and their supporters are
very active in the Palestinian arena. Thousands of posters, banners,
and brochures were printed and distributed, most of the mentioned
materials were glued or hanged using public properties especially
traffic signs........more
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Scrap
Tires Shredding
In West Bank, approximately one million waste tires are generated
annually. Waste tires that are illegally dumped or improperly stored
can pose a serious threat to public health and safety, as well as to
the environment. The result can be urban blight and significant
costs to residents. Waste tires can serve as a nesting area for
pests and a breeding ground for mosquitoes which can spread
encephalitis and other illnesses. Waste tires can also catch fire
and release toxic smoke.......more
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Back
To School
Each year road traffic injuries take the lives of 1.2 million
men, women and children around the world, and seriously injure
millions more. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of
Statistics about 350 persons die annually in addition to more than
5000 injuries because of traffic accidents. In addition to human
suffering, traffic injuries have an economical impact; the result of
the most traffic accidents are disables, particular attention should
be given to these people (rehabilitation and medical care,
education, and employment)........more
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GIS-Based Automated Accident Mapping
System
Road safety can only be improved when we understand the causes and
consequences of road accidents/collisions. Analyzing the causes and
consequences of collisions are important to work out remedial
measures. Therefore, there is a real need to keep a database that
should be planned, designed and implemented according to new
standards and tools that include Global Positioning System (GPS) and
GIS. The GPS technology will enable the traffic police to map
easily, quickly and accurately locations of accidents to be fully
integrated with the GIS technology.......more
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