Title: Futuring for smart and climate-urban environments
Chair:
Prof. Dimitra Diana Babalis
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Florence, Italy
Abstract/Description:
This session will deeply explore planning and design that put smart strategies, including artificial intelligence to upgrading physical structures of the city while facing climate change effects and other urban risks. Planning and design is key to increasing open space opportunities ensuring urban quality but also considering people’s health and well-being.
In particular the session will encourage and take into consideration contributions on:
• Development of smart and resilient green open spaces in the Transforming City by creating green public and private open spaces, pocket parks, green infrastructures within urban
context, especially within sensitive historic environments
• Creating buffer zones by putting spaces and greenery between noisy transport areas and places of cultural heritage (educational buildings and areas, former military heritage,
industrial heritage and so on)
• Encouraging smart Active Travel by promoting walking, cycling and public transport for locals and tourists
• Masterplanning for more sustainable and resilient places by orienting buildings and layouts, designing internal climate-open spaces for urban quality, health and well-being.