Daniel E. Orenstein

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · 4d

In a sea of propaganda and disinformation - presenting a mini-conference on studies on the history of the land and people of Israel at the Technion Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning.

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Sep 19

What can we learn about visitor perceptions in nature through analysis of thousands of social media posts? What are the limits of the knowledge we can derive from them? Can we use the information for better management? Our answers in our new article here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Leveraging AI and social media for actionable insights for nature park management

www.sciencedirect.com

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Sep 9

המכון להשתלמויות במרכז לחקר העיר והאזור בטכניון, בשיתוף המועצה הישראלית לבנייה ירוקה ומשרד הבינוי והשיכון מזמינים אתכם.ן לקורס מקצועי ומקיף על כלי המדידה שכונה 360° – כלי להשבחת התכנון והפיתוח של שכונות מגורים בישראל.

🗓 27.10.25–15.12.25 | ימי שני | 9:00-15:30

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Jul 24

Eran Schwarzfuchs shows that predicted wild boar presence in Haifa neighborhoods didn't correlate closely with reports of presence. Rather, more affluent communities more often reported/complained of boar presence. Is boar presence "a rich person's problem"? link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A Rich Person’s Problem? Socio-Ecological Analysis of Human-Wild Boar Conflict Distribution in an Urban Setting - Human Ecology

Our study presents a comprehensive method for measuring the distribution of urban wildlife and human-wildlife conflicts based on citizen reports. We investigate the ecological and social factors affec...

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Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Jul 16

מתעניינים בתואר מתקדם בתכנון ערים ואזורים?
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Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Jul 15

The social, economic, and health impacts of the RESPONSE to Covid 19 were profound. Here, Dr. Merav Cohen systematically reviews those impacts and focuses on our need for more holistic understanding of policy implementation and response to crises. Read it here! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....

Policy response matters: A textual analysis highlights indirect Covid-19 impacts in Israel

Covid-19 heralded a prolonged global crisis with wide-ranging impacts still unfolding. Understanding their dynamics is crucial for building societal r…

www.sciencedirect.com

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Jul 2

And the march to silence and erase Jewish or neutral-on-Israel voices continues unabated without so much as a nod of recognition of their own hypocrisy. The rule of the land- adopt the sanctioned discourse of prepare to be silenced. And the Guardian, for all their high-brow ideals, leads the charge.

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Jun 29

Our Covid-19 policies were as impactful as the virus itself. Dr. Merav Cohen shows the focus was on economic and political fallout. The lesson: future responses must address broad, systemic effects. Full article: www.sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S027...

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Jun 2

When Jewish demonstrators are fire bombed in Boulder Colorado and there is nothing in my BlueSky feed about it, there is definitely a problem with my feed... www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/u...

A Man Attacked a March for Israeli Hostages in Colorado. Here’s What to Know.

www.nytimes.com

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · May 28

When I'm not posting politics, history, angst about the end of the world, I do research... aca.pensoft.net/article/1482.... Come see my talk in Tampere, Finland next month! We can talk about the other stuff during the coffee break! @elter-ri.eu

A Whole System Diversity - Ecosystem Function Framework for Conservation and Restoration in an Arid Mediterranean Ecosystem

The Anthropocene, marked by significant environmental transformation, underscores the intricate relationships among geodiversity, biodiversity, and social diversity in shaping ecosystem functions. Thi...

aca.pensoft.net

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · May 22

Looking forward to measuring the shelf life of this theory.

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · May 17

Stop the war. Bring our hostages home. Replace this lousy government. blogs.timesofisrael.com/fragmented-t...

The Blogs: Fragmented Truths: Israel, Gaza, and Responsibility

From the blog of Daniel Orenstein at The Times of Israel

blogs.timesofisrael.com

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · May 14

The Social Ecology Lab at the Technion calls to stop this war and bring the hostages home.

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · May 2

Still something to work for... blogs.timesofisrael.com/yom-haatzmau...

The Blogs: Israel’s beautiful nature, in photographs

From the anemone and blue butterflies, to the gazelles, the hoopoes, and the varied terrain, here are 77 reasons to love the land and those that dwell there

blogs.timesofisrael.com

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Apr 29

Next week! Open Day and Graduate Student Research Day at the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. See our labs, meet our faculty and students, and see the diversity of student research projects happening across our four departments. 5/5/2025.

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Apr 25

We are developing novel ways to make urban areas better protected from fires. Graduate student Noam Spivak's work (mentored by Aaron Sprecher and me) on earth construction as a buffer between urban and wildlands area to reduce threats of wildfires featured today in Israel Hayom newspaper! #wildfire

לקראת עונת השריפות: מומחים מציעים פתרונות חדשניים להגנה על יישובים | ישראל היום

מדענים בטכניון חוקרים חומרים עמידי אש שיהוו חיץ בין היער לעיר • "שינוי האקלים יגביר את תדירות ועוצמת השריפות" • גם כבשים ועזים יכולות לעזור במשימה

www.israelhayom.co.il

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Apr 24

5 May - Come investigate graduate student opportunities at the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion in Industrial Design, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, and Architecture. Our graduate students are addressing and creating solutions to 21st century challenges.

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Apr 18

Yes, we can!

Advancing Transformative Change through Place-Based Research

Place-based social-ecological research holds significant promise for advancing transformative change toward sustainability. eLTER is committed to supporting such change by strengthening its network of...

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Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Apr 5

Place-based social-ecological research is key to enabling sustainability transformations. At @elter-ri.eu, we're building platforms to support this change. Last week, platform managers from Austria and Israel met to explore how to strengthen our impact. Stay tuned for an upcoming manuscript!

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Mar 26

Is it fair to assess that he is officially in the mentally "unstable" category, as he grips on to conspiracy theories? He's been Israel's prime minister longer than anyone. Doesn't that make him the king of the deep state? www.timesofisrael.com/democracy-is...

‘Democracy isn’t in danger,’ Netanyahu tells Knesset in tirade against ‘deep state’

'The more Hamas persists in its refusal to release our hostages, the more powerful the pressure we will exert,' says PM, threatening to seize territory in Gaza

www.timesofisrael.com

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Mar 25

Very happy to have been able to make a small contribution to this wonderfully optimistic article on biodiversity conservation on university campuses www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...

Campuses Can Be Arks for Many Species

How universities can protect biodiversity.

www.earthisland.org

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Mar 25

As a representative of the Israeli deep state, I'd like to draw attention to my prime minister's abiding interest in reducing my country to a banana republic by... "... using Trump’s playbook". www.timesofisrael.com/pm-inspired-...

PM ‘inspired’ by Trump to act after Biden’s warnings against altering Israeli democracy

Biden envoy says US alarm led Netanyahu to slow judicial overhaul; Israeli official laughs at prospect of Trump expressing similar concern over effort to oust Shin Bet chief and AG

www.timesofisrael.com

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Mar 16

סוף הקדנציה. סוף ההרס הלאומי. @nnetanyahu.bsky.social @b-netanyahu.bsky.social @qatarbrb.bsky.social #Israel #knesset

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Mar 3

Raccoons and Humans agree! Tesla Cyber Trucks look like dumpsters. @teslatakedown.com #tesla #elonmusk

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Feb 27

Proof of Concept for a European-wide long-term ecosystem observation research infrastructure with important European-wide policy implications tracking river biodiversity over time and across countries.

eLTER @elter-ri.eu · Feb 4

International research team led by Peter Haase has evaluated the results of global measures to protect biodiversity in rivers. The study, published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity, shows that many protection and renaturation measures fall short and often only achieve limited success. #eLTERcommunity

Successes and failures of conservation actions to halt global river biodiversity loss

An international research team led by Senckenberg scientist Prof. Dr. Peter Haase has evaluated the results of global measures to protect biodiversity in rivers. Their study, now published in the reno...

elter-ri.eu

Daniel E. Orenstein @danieleo.bsky.social · Feb 24

So what is the EPA up to these days? Apparently just writing barely-coherent press releases quoting "The Free Beacon" trying to incriminate recipients of government funding to combat climate change. Which, according to the new government, isn't happening anyway... Guess it beats working.