BGUrban Lab

The BGUrban laboratory was founded in 2018. It is part of the Department of Geography and works in cooperation with the Negev Sustainability Center at BGU, and the Hurst Family Chair of Urban Studies. The lab is a home for research students and experts from across the campus and beyond. It accommodates joint research and policy forums with city councils, government authorities, civil society and private companies. The lab is often active beyond the campus walls, conducting action research, plans, and urban improvements in cooperation with urban and regional communities. It also works in cooperation with other academic bodies, such as Sapir, Achva and Sami Sham'un Colleges, the Technion, Tel-Aviv and Haifa University.