Cities worldwide are increasingly turning to advanced technologies—such as artificial intelligence, digital twins, and augmented reality—to model and visualize urban environments with new levels of precision. But can these technologies also serve to foster deeper civic engagement and support democratic city-building? This webinar will address the opportunities, challenges, and risks associated with leveraging algorithmic simulations and urban imaging for participatory urban planning. We’ll discuss both the innovative possibilities of these tools and the critical skills and frameworks that governments need to implement them effectively and inclusively.

Date: 19 November 2024

Time: 11am GMT-3 (Brasilia, Buenos Aires) / 3pm CET (Central European Time)

The webinar #3 will be live streamed on YouTube. Attendees are invited to participate in a live Q&A on YouTube.

Moderated by Jorge Machado, a professor at the University of Sao Paulo an member of Co:Lab, the panel will feature Luciana Royer, Professor at the Architecture and Urbanism School of the University of São Paulo (FAU-SP), where she coordinates the Housing and Human Settlements Lab (LabHab); Ariel Anthieni, CEO of Kan Territory & IT and president of Geolibres Argentina; and Samuel Mössner, Professor at the Institute of Geography at the University of Münster.

This webinar is part of Scope’s larger research project, led by Prof. José Carlos Vaz and postdoctoral researcher Fernanda Campagnucci; and it is supported by CAPES and the Brazil Centre at the University of Münster, with institutional partnerships including the International Digital Dialogues of the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport and the Goethe Institute - São Paulo.

More information scope.uni-muenster.de/webinar3