URBIO 2025 online webinar: "Urban Biodiversity and Design in the Time of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Pros and Contras"

📅 Date: April 10, 2025
🕒 Time: 13:30 CET–17:00 CET
📍 Format: Online (Zoom link will be provided upon registration)

This webinar will explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and urban biodiversity, focusing on the advantages, disadvantages, and challenges of AI-driven approaches in planning and designing urban nature. Our discussion will revolve around the role of AI in monitoring and enhancing urban ecosystems, data-driven decision-making for sustainable city planning, and the implementation of blue-green infrastructure projects. Additionally, the webinar will address ethical concerns, potential risks, and policy implications of AI in urban biodiversity management and design. Through case studies and best practices shared by participants, we aim to gain insights into the future of AI-supported research and implementation projects, advancing sustainability transformation with a focus on design for both biodiversity and people. Topics to discuss include:

1️⃣ Intersection of AI and Urban Biodiversity (e.g., the role of AI in monitoring and enhancing urban biodiversity, data-driven decision-making for sustainable city planning).
2️⃣ AI-Powered Design for Biodiversity (e.g., smart technologies for landscape architecture projects, blue-green infrastructure, and nature-based solutions; AI in optimizing urban green spaces and habitat restoration).
3️⃣ Challenges and Ethical Considerations (e.g., risks of AI-driven urban planning and design for biodiversity support, ethical concerns regarding AI decision-making in designing outdoor spaces for both humans and non-humans).
4️⃣ Case Studies and Best Practices (e.g., real-world examples of AI-supported biodiversity and design projects, lessons learned from AI implementation in the field).
5️⃣ Future Perspectives and Policy Implications.

👉 If you would like to participate, please complete this registration form by March 30, 2025: https://forms.gle/oUdv6roCH2SYp6m27

We will follow up with the agenda and Zoom link soon.

Looking forward to seeing you at the webinar on April 10, 2025!