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Welcome to the research group of Prof. Daniel Orenstein at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. My students and I study how people understand, value, and make decisions about the environments they live in—and how these decisions shape more sustainable and resilient futures. Our work connects research with practice, tackling real-world questions in areas such as cities, agriculture, and energy. We use a mix of approaches, including surveys, interviews, participatory methods, and data analysis, to generate insights grounded in stakeholder perspectives and directly relevant to planning and policy. We are also interested in how institutions themselves can become drivers of sustainable change, helping turn knowledge into action.