What do we do?
We study the relationships between people and the environment: how people think, decide, adapt, and act in response to environmental change, resource challenges, and emerging technologies.
Our research examines the behavioral, social, and institutional processes that shape human-environment relations, from individual decision-making to community practices and governance systems. We focus on how people and institutions navigate change, negotiate trade-offs, adopt new technologies, and influence environmental outcomes.
We approach environmental challenges not only as ecological or technological issues, but also as social, behavioral, and institutional ones
Our current research focus:
Sustainable food systems and food security
We explore how farmers, consumers, communities, and institutions respond to environmental, technological, and economic change. Our research examines the adoption of agricultural and environmental technologies, food security and food-system transitions, governance of land and natural resources, human dimensions of agricultural supply chains, and the social implications of emerging technologies such as agrivoltaics and insect-based food systems.
We aim to expand our work to other sustainability challenges in the future
Our team in Thiès, Senegal
Thiès, Senegal
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Shira Bukchin-Peles is an Assistant Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her research examines the human dimensions of environmental sustainability and change, with particular emphasis on food systems, agriculture, technology, and governance.
Read more about the lab members here.
Kathmandu, Nepal