Join this tech-focused talk on how AI engagement might help our youth solve future challenges of urban planning, particularly those tied to sustainability and environmental consciousness. Through the lens of National Science Foundation (NSF) research, we'll discuss how the next generation is engaging with complex urban issues like the Arizona water crisis.
Our focus will be Project 2175, an NSF-backed program that specifically profiles the impending challenges of extreme heat and drought in the Southwest within our future urban plans. This unique project not only researches the efficacy of AI and XR in youths relationship to the build form, but amplifies youth-led initiatives, encouraging young leaders to co-create immersive experiences that envision potential climate futures that policy makers can utilize to promote civic conversation.
This talk will provide valuable insights into a pedagogical model that planners can implement in their own community outreach while highlighting how AI and Extended Reality (XR) can be utilized by practitioners to rapidly prototype innovative solutions to pressing urban challenges, particularly with demographics often excluded from traditional urban or environmental planning processes—in this case, a diverse cohort of youth in Maricopa County.
Gain comprehensive insights into how AI and Extended Reality (XR) can serve as effective tools in engaging youth with urban planning challenges, specifically those related to sustainability and environmental issues.
Understand how these co-created immersive experiences can serve as catalysts for policymakers and encourage broader civic dialogue around pressing environmental challenges.
Walk away with actionable steps for incorporating this innovative pedagogical model into community outreach efforts.
