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AI offers transformative potential for sustainable urban development, yet governance and policy gaps hinder its impact. Fragmented decision-making, short-term priorities, and limited citizen engagement undermine long-term resilience. Cities must adopt integrated frameworks, inclusive participation, and ethical standards to ensure AI supports climate adaptation, equity, and sustainable futures.

Hyperobjects like climate change and digital networks are vast, interconnected forces that shape our world.

Cities evolve: Bits meet bricks. Can we bridge the digital-physical divide for smarter, more humane urban spaces?

As urbanization, climate change, and disparities rise, we must adopt ecosystemic thinking for sustainable infrastructure.

Winter wildfires in LA, summer blackouts in Kuwait: Our cities face a new climate reality. Time to rebuild smarter

Digital twins: mirrors or mirages? Our tech-mediated reality risks oversimplifying complex systems, blinding us to crucial truths.

Rethinking urban priorities: From a myopic human-centric lens to a life-centric framework that elevates the diverse web of urban ecosystems.

Embracing nature as infrastructure offers cost-effective, resilient solutions for communities facing environmental challenges.

The focus on cutting-edge tech must not overshadow social disparities and environmental injustices in urban landscapes.

Speculative design: reimagining cities for a changing climate, fostering innovation in urban regeneration and resilience

Communities drive innovation in Iztapalapa's Utopias, turning local knowledge into creative solutions for urban challenges

Restoring flood-damaged photos: Valencia University's initiative shows how preserving memories aids post-disaster recovery.

Ecosystemic thinking: our key to survival. Old rules gone, climate chaos looms. Adapt or perish in this new world.

Iztapalapa's Utopias offer a blueprint for rebuilding: community-driven, multifunctional spaces foster resilience and healing.

Embracing emotional diversity in communities fosters resilience. By honoring all feelings, we create spaces for authentic growth and healing

As we stand on the brink of a new digital frontier, the metaverse promises to revolutionize how we interact, work, and play. This...

Biotech Urbanism fuses nature and technology, reimagining cities as living ecosystems.

Local innovation ecosystems: Where community-driven creativity sparks global change. Discover how your backyard could be the next big thing.

Rethinking placemaking through an ecosystem lens - designing urban spaces that prioritize non-human stakeholders

Middle East's innovation held back by risk aversion. Overcoming cultural, regulatory barriers critical to unleash entrepreneurship.