BGU Partners With MIT: Negev Urban Research Lab
BGU Partners With MIT: Negev Urban Research Lab
January 27, 2025
Current events, Negev Development & Community Programs
The ribbon cutting ceremony at the launch of the Negev Urban Research (NUR) Lab in Beer-Sheva.
The Jerusalem Post – The Negev Urban Research Lab (NUR), the first of its kind in Israel, has been launched by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beer-Sheva as part of MIT’s City Science Network to tackle urban challenges through advanced technology and data-driven solutions, with a focus on desert cities.
Established as part of Government Decision 625 for the development of the Negev, the lab will focus on providing solutions to urban and spatial issues through advanced technology.
“The Israeli landscape is fraught with challenges, some global such as the climate crisis, and others unique such as the demographic challenge. We have much to learn from other places in the world, and the world has much to learn from the Negev,” Architect Merav Idit Battat, head of the lab, said.
“During a difficult and complex time for Israel, together with all our partners, we have established a center aimed at planning for a better, more just, and sustainable future through multidisciplinary collaborative platforms and the development of innovative data-driven tools.”
“NUR serves as a unique platform for innovative research amidst the urban challenges characterizing life on the desert’s edge. By combining innovative approaches to digitization, data analysis, and advanced technologies for public participation and decision-making, we can help create sustainable and prosperous cities that are adapted to environmental, demographic, economic, and social changes,” Co-founder of NUR and research scientist at MIT City Science Dr. Ariel Noyman said.
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