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ืขืจื™ื ื•ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช

ื‘ื”ื•ื‘ืœืช ืคืจื•ืค' ื™ื•ื‘ืœ ืคื•ืจื˜ื•ื’ืœื™

Cities and Complexity

led by Prof. Juval Portugali

ืดืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื•ืชืด ื”ื•ื ืฉื ื›ื•ืœืœ ืœืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ืชื™ืื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืขืœ ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ืคืชื•ื—ื•ืช, ื”ืžืื•ืคื™ื™ื ื•ืช ื‘ืืจื’ื•ืŸ-ืขืฆืžื™. ื”ืžืื” ื”-21 ื”ื™ื ื’ื ืดืขื™ื“ืŸ ื”ืขื™ืจืด โ€“ ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ืชื•ืœื“ื•ืช ื”ืื ื•ืฉื•ืช ืœืžืขืœื” ืžืžื—ืฆื™ืช ื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื™ื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืžืชื’ื•ืจืจืช ื‘ื™ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ื™ื. ื”ื‘ื ืช ื”ื“ื™ื ืืžื™ืงื” ื”ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ืช ื”ื™ื ืœื›ืŸ ื”ืžืคืชื— ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืขื ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช ื‘ืžืื” ื”-21.

ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ืณืขืจื™ื ื•ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื•ืชืณ ืชืชืžืงื“ ื‘ื”ื‘ื ืช ื”ืขื™ืจ ื›ืžืขืจื›ืช ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ืช ื•ื‘ืžืฉืžืขื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื ื” ื–ื•, ื‘ืชื—ื•ืžื™ ื”ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ื•ื”ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ื”ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™, ื•ื”ืŸ ื‘ื”ืงืฉืจื™ื ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื, ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื™ื, ื›ืœื›ืœื™ื™ื ื•ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื‘ื›ืœืœื•ืชื”.

ื™ื•ื‘ืœ ืคื•ืจื˜ื•ื’ืœื™, ืจืืฉ ืžืจื›ื– ื”ืขื™ืจ ืœื—ืงืจ ืขืจื™ื ื•ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ืชืœ ืื‘ื™ื‘, ืคืจื•ืค' ืœื’ื™ืื•ื’ืจืคื™ื” ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช ื‘ื—ื•ื’ ืœื’ื™ืื•ื’ืจืคื™ื” ื•ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืช ื”ืื“ื ื‘ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ืชืœ ืื‘ื™ื‘. ืขื™ืกื•ืงื• ื”ืžื—ืงืจื™ ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื‘ืœ ืžืฉืœื‘ ืชื™ืื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช ื•ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืขืฆืžื™, ืงื•ื’ื ื™ืฆื™ื” ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™ืช-ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ืช, ื“ื™ื ืžื™ืงื” ืื•ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ื•ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื•ืช ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ื•ืช ื•ืขืชื™ืงื•ืช. ืคืจืกื•ืžื™ื• ื›ื•ืœืœื™ื ื›-100 ืžืืžืจื™ื ื•-20 ืกืคืจื™ื ืžื“ืขื™ื™ื.

ืคืจื•ืค' ื™ื•ื‘ืœ ืคื•ืจื˜ื•ื’ืœื™

"Complexity" is a general term for a group of theories about open systems, characterized by self-organization. The 21st century is also the "Age of the City" - for the first time in human history, more than half of the world's population lives in urban settlements. Understanding urban dynamics is therefore the key to dealing with the problems of human society in the 21st century.

The 'Cities and Complexity' research group will focus on understanding the city as a complex system and the implications of this understanding, in the areas of urban planning and design, and in the social, cultural, economic and political contexts of society as a whole.

Prof. Juval Portugali

Juval Portugali, Professor of Human Geography at the Department of Geography and the Human Environment Tel Aviv University. Head of the Environmental Simulation Laboratory (ESLab) and Head of City Center โ€“Tel Aviv University center for cities and urbanism. Juval Portugali received his BA degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, did his MA studies at the Technion Haifa, and received a London University PhD from The London School of Economics and Political sciences. His research integrates complexity and self-organization theories, environmental-spatial cognition, urban dynamics and planning in modern and ancient periods. His publications include some 100 research articles and 20 scientific books.

ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืขื™ืงืจื™ื™ื ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช

ื›ื ืก "ืขืจื™ื ื•ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ: ืœืงืจืืช ื”ืจื‘ืข ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืื” ื”ึพ21"

ื™ื•ื ื‘', ื”-14 ื‘ื™ื•ืœื™ 2025

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From transportation accessibility justice to a housing and transportation affordability justice index and planning tool

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The City as a Hybrid Complex System

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Integrating accessibility and safety indicators adapted to impaired and vulnerable populations in inclusive and equitable urban planning

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Transportation networks; the importance of identifying bottlenecks in real time for smart transportation management

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New generation of planning support system: Merging human planning experience and digital twins

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Urban climatology; high-resolution mapping of urban climatic phenomena and factors affecting them (urban morphology, trees)

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From Geospatial Data to Design: A Data-Driven Approach to Urban Planning for Pedestrians

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From transportation accessibility justice to a housing and transportation affordability justice index and planning tool

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ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืขื™ืงืจื™ื™ื ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช
Recent Publications by Our Researchers

Bauman, T., Fisher, Y., Kizel, F., Omer, I., & Dalyot, S. (2025). Geographic information retrieval: A systematic review of datasets and their impact on textual geolocation. Geo-Spatial Information Science, 1โ€“18. https://doi.org/10.1080/10095020.2025.2543498


Cohen, A., & Dalyot, S. (2025). Using geospatial intelligence to enhance voting access in local elections for people with disabilities. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLVIII-G-2025, 301โ€“307. https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-G-2025-301-2025


Genossar, B., Dalyot, S., Shraga, R., & Gal, A. (2025). 3dSAGER: Geospatial entity resolution over 3D objects. Proceedings of the ACM on Management of Data, 3(6), 1โ€“28. https://doi.org/10.1145/3769751


Lev-Ran, E., ลukawska, M., Servizi, V., & Dalyot, S. (2025). Cross-domain travel mode detection for electric micro-mobility using semi-supervised learning. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 14(9), 358. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi14090358


Portugali, J. (2025). The second urban revolution: Complexity, cognition and the view from the Israeli-Palestinian periphery (404 pp.). Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 9781035350117.

ื—ื•ืงืจื™ื ื‘ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ืขืจื™ื ื•ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช
ืคืจื•ืค' ื™ืฆื—ืง ื‘ื ื ืกื•ืŸ
ืคืจื•ืค' ื™ื•ื‘ืœ ืคื•ืจื˜ื•ื’ืœื™
ืคืจื•ืค' ื™ืฆื—ืง ืื•ืžืจ
ืคืจื•ืค' ื“ืคื ื” ืคื™ืฉืจ-ื’ื‘ื™ืจืฆืžืŸ
ืคืจื•ืค' ืฉืœืžื” ื”ื‘ืœื™ืŸ
ื“"ืจ ืื—ื™ื˜ื•ื‘ ื›ื”ืŸ
ื“"ืจ ืื“ืจ' ืื•ืจ ืืœื›ืกื ื“ืจื•ื‘ื™ืฅ'
ื“"ืจ ื™ื•ื“ืŸ ืจื•ืคื
ืคืจื•ืค' ืืคืจืช ื‘ืœื•ืžื ืคืœื“-ืœื™ื‘ืจื˜ืœ
ื“"ืจ ืฉื’ื™ื ื“ืœื™ื•ืช
ื“"ืจ ืขืžื™ืช ื‘ื™ืจื ื‘ื•ื™ื
ืคืจื•ืค' ืขืจืŸ ื‘ืŸ-ืืœื™ื
Researchers in Cities and Complexity Group
Prof. Itzhak Benenson
Prof. Juval Portugali
Prof. Itzhak Omer
Prof. Arch. Dafna Fisher - Gewirtzman
Prof. Shlomo Havlin
Dr. Achituv Cohen
Dr. techn. Or Aleksandrowicz
Dr. Yodan Y. Rofรฉ
Prof. Arch. Efrat Blumenfeld-Lieberthal
Dr. Sagi Dalyot
Dr. Amit Birenboim
Prof. Eran Ben-Elia
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