The Negev covers over half of Israel's land area but is very arid. The temperature ranges from 28-45C and annual rainfall is low, especially in the east near Eilat. The Negev contains several towns as well as 7 small Bedouin cities. The population is projected to grow significantly by 2030. The Negev landscape includes nature reserves and unique geological formations. Educational and research institutions are located throughout the region. Transportation includes airports, a planned railway, and regional roads to connect towns. Local economic opportunities exist in industrial areas and commercial centers.

1. The Negev
Smart Growth
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2. Jerusalem
Amman
Be’er
Sheva
Gaza
Tel Aviv -
Jaffa
Haifa
Eilat
Aaqaba
JordanEgypt
Syria
Lebanon
Palestine
Negev
The Negev covers more than
half of Israel, over some
13,000 km² (4,700 sq mi) or at
least 55% of the country's land
area.
The Negev region
is arid, Eilat receives on
average only 24 mm of rainfall
a year and very little rain due
to its location to the east of
the Sahara .
The temperature raises from
28-45.
The usual rainfall total from
June through October is zero.
Snow and frost are rare in the
northern Negev, and snow and
frost are unknown in the
vicinity of Eilat in the southern
Negev.
The Negev – the region of southern Israel

3. Arad
Sderot
Netivot
Ofaqim Be’er
Sheva
Hura
Rahat
Yeruham Dimona
Mizpe
Ramon
Eilat
The Negev contains several smallmedium
towns, as well as 7 small bedouin cities.
populationtown
23,090Sderot
31,314Netivot
25,638ofaqim
62,415Rahat
203,604Be’erSheva
24,436Arad
10,064Yeruham
33,258Dimona
5,000Mizpe Ramon
49,734Eilat
2030
Existing
demographic
908,950518,490
Total
number of
Jewish
residents
540,000270,000
Total
number of
Bedouins
residents
Towns in the Negev

4. Arava
Tichona
Tamar
Eilot
Region
Sdot
Negev
Shaar Hanegev
Ramat
Negev
Eshkol
Merhavim
Bnei Shimon
The Negev contains 9 Jewish regional councils
with 69,000 people .
The Bedouin population is 80,000 people living in
9 recognize villages and 36 unrecognized villages.
Number of
settlements
populationcouncil
127,718
Shaar Hanegev
179,400
Sdot Negev
139,277
Bnei Shimon
1712,606Merhavim
3214,587Eshkol
166,000
Ramat
Negev
73,300
Arava Tichona
61,350Tamar
104,700Eilot Region
Regional Council in the Negev

5. Nature reserve
Eilat Mountains
Ramon Crater
Anemone blossoming
The Negev landscape

6. Sderot
Netivot
Ofaqim
Be’er
Sheva
Rahat
Dimona
Arad
Mizpe
Ramon
Eilat
Kibutz
Ketura
Sapir Academic
College located near Sderot.
Ben-Gurion University of the
Negev located in Be’er Sheva.
Ben-Gurion faculties include
the Jacob Blaustein Institutes
for Desert Research and
the Albert Katz International
School for Desert Studies,
both located at the Midreshet
Ben-Gurion campus adjacent
to Kibbutz Sde Boker.
Arava Institute for
Environmental Studies
Ben-Gurion University in
Eilat.
Midreshet
Ben-
Gurion
Educational Institutes

7. Ovda Airport
Eilat
Airport
Sapir
Airport
Sderot
Netivot
Ofaqim
Lehavim
Rahat
Qiryat Gat
Mizpe
Ramon
Eilat
Dimona
Be’er
Sheva
Sderot
Arad
Train station
Existing line
Planned line
Tel - Aviv
Eilat
344KM
4 HOURS
Mizpe
Ramon
140KM
1.45 HOURS
Be’er
Sheva
235KM
2.50 HOURS
Be’er Sheva (2
stations)
Regional road network
Eilat
Dimona

8. Arava
Tichona
Tamar
Eilot
Region
Ramat
Negev
Eshkol
Merhavim
Gaza
Strip
Rahat
Ashkelon
Sderot
Be’er
Sheva
Qiryat
Gat
Industrial Area
Commercial Area
Noam Industrial Park
Mall 7 Commercial Area
Sapirim Industrial Park
Bnei Shimon
Shaar Hanegev
Sdot
Negev
Idan HaNegev Industrial Park
Ofakim
Netivot
Local Economic Opportunities

9. Yeruham Arad
Dimona Ofaqim

10. Mizpe Ramon Sderot
Netivot Eilat

11. Netivot City center
Old City Center

12. Dimona City center
Old City Center New Shopping Center

13. Yeruham City center
Main Street
City Center

14. Ofaqim City center
City Center

15. Mizpe Ramon City center
Old City center City Market

16. Arad City center
City center

17. Sderot City center
Old City Center New Shopping Center

18. Eilat City center
City center

19. Eilat Tourism area

20. 20
Density and efficient
land use
A continuous and
dense streets
network
Strengthening the city
center
Variety of
transportation
options
A variety of economic
opportunities
Criteria for examining the quality of life in the
Negev’s cities

21. Total city area :4.1 km2
Total build area : 0.8 km2
Urban density
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city population 23,090(2015)
/
Total city area 4.1
5,631 capita per km2
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BUILT / VACANT
12% of the city is built
New planned
neighborhood
Sderot
The city’s
Boundary line
Density and efficient land use

22. Industrial
area
Neighborhood
border
Statistical areaNew statistical area
City center
Statistical
area
number
population
area
(km2)
Density
239000.84875
331000.310333
438000.57600
529001.252320
5-new29000.754142
643000.94777
6-new43000.656,651
726001.61625
7-new26000.279626
(6)
4777
Capita per
km2
(5)
4142
Capita per
km2
(2)
4875
Capita per km2
(4)
7600
Capita per
km2(3)
10,333
Capita per
km2
(7)
9626
Capita per
km2
Sderot
Density and efficient land use

23. “Business as usual”
new residents only at the
new neighborhood
Possible : new residents at
the new east
neighborhood and
Densification the city
center
Ideal :
Densification
the city center
Urban Development Strategy “Business as
usual”
What reality
allows
Ideal
12,000
Capita per km2
Planning as usual
Without any
intervention
5000-7000
person
Adding to the
city center
3000-5000
person
Adding at the
new east
neighborhood
near the train
station
City center
1.85 km2
9,900 existing
+
10,200 adding
=
20,100
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24. The grid is built on a hierarchy Of
main streets that link
neighborhoods.
The network of main streets is
not dens .
The secondary streets are often
dead-end.
Sderot
A continuous and dense streets network

25. Ben Gurion
neighborhood
Nodes per km2
20
9
Neot HaNavieim
neighborhood
Nodes per km2 54
25
City center
neighborhood
Nodes per km2
39
10
Sderot
A continuous and dense streets network

26. Line 1
Frequency 15-20 min
Line 3
Frequency 60 min
Line 4
Frequency 30 min
Morning only
Line 11
Frequency 15-45 min
Line 12
Frequency 20-40 min
City center
Train station
Sderot
Variety of transportation options

27. City market
Train station
Commercial Street
City center
5000-4000 people
are connected by
foot to city center.
No housing near the
train station.
400 meter radios
Sderot
walkability

28. Font facing the street
Continues front
Varied trade
Connectivity
Institutions
Quality of space
Strengthening the city center

29. ;
City
market
post
municipality clinic
Bank
Social
security
Cinema
Youth
centerclinic
police
Students
dormitories
Main road
Commercial streets
Student dormitories
Commercial front facing the St.
Indoor trade
Deserted trade building
Sderot
Current Situation
Strengthening the city center

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