Eran Feitelson is a Professor at the Department of Geography of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the founder and previous head of the Advanced School for Environmental Studies. He was previously head of the Federmann School for Public Policy and Government and chair of the Department of Geography. He holds an MA in geography and economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Ph.D from the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University. He has published over 100 articles in refereed journals and edited volumes on water policy issues, transport policy, environmental policy, and planning. Recently he has worked extensively on earthquake preparedness in Israel.
In addition to his academic work Eran Feitelson has participated in several national planning teams in Israel and has been a member of many national committees. He is currently chairing for the second time the National Parks and Nature Reserves Commission, having chaired it for ten years in the past. Prof. Feitelson received the “Yekir hatichnun” award for 2015, the highest award of the Israeli Planning Association.